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Advantages & Disadvantages Living/Working in Turkey for a Foreign Women
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04 Jul 2006 Tue 12:40 am |
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You are welcome teaschip 
If I were you, I would search for international companies in Turkey.
I guess you are from England? For instance, is HSBC bank English? Maybe it can be a good starting point to begin with investigating job opportunities.
Best Luck,
Cheers!
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05 Jul 2006 Wed 01:35 am |
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Interesting Topic that also bought up another point for foreign women looking for work in Turkey.
What about the "Age Discimination" that I also notice in Turkey. Seem that if you are of a certain age group lets say over 40 that they would consider this too old no matter how qualified you are for the position your are applying for and vice versa for men too, tell if I'am wrong on this?
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05 Jul 2006 Wed 02:22 am |
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Quoting Mina_TR: Interesting Topic that also bought up another point for foreign women looking for work in Turkey.
What about the "Age Discimination" that I also notice in Turkey. Seem that if you are of a certain age group lets say over 40 that they would consider this too old no matter how qualified you are for the position your are applying for and vice versa for men too, tell if I'am wrong on this? |
Mina I think it really depends on the position. Age can be an important factor for entry level positions but when I think about it, who wants new graduates for executive positions?
And I also beleive it depends on the applicant. He/She must properly demonstrate his/her abilities, and willingless in interview.
I once interviewed a software engineer for an open position. He has all the advantages on his side. Education, experience, worked on similiar projects as we were working on that time.. but I said NO, I do not want him on my project group. Because I couldn't see, how can I tell, sparks in his eyes, the energy, the exitement.. there was none
So I guess it really depends on many factors. And age can be one of them but not all of it.
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05 Jul 2006 Wed 12:25 pm |
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Quoting Mina_TR: Interesting Topic that also bought up another point for foreign women looking for work in Turkey.
What about the "Age Discimination" that I also notice in Turkey. Seem that if you are of a certain age group lets say over 40 that they would consider this too old no matter how qualified you are for the position your are applying for and vice versa for men too, tell if I'am wrong on this? |
Isn't there this kind of "age discrimination" anywhere?
And in Türkiye the young population is very high, and first they're preferred.
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05 Jul 2006 Wed 03:42 pm |
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I am a Director of Human Resources for a company in the United States. So basically, I do all of the recruiting and hiring for my organization. There are protected classes here in the states, including women over 40. When I look for a potential candidate I look at education, skills needed, experience etc.. I don't look at someones age as a determination whether their qualified or not. It's basically illegal to even inquire how old someone is even on an application. This could possibley lead to discrimination and other legal complications, if the candidate does not get offered the job. You can put on your application, are you at least 18 years of age. But you cannot ask for a date of birth, only after you have offered a position to someone. However, there are employers who do discriminate against women & their age. I believe the mentality of them are mainly because they believe if they can get someone younger right out of school, they can get away with paying this person less. Also, here health benefits are extremely expensive, someone who is older is more likely to have health conditions, compared to someone younger. It's a shame this goes on still today. Always looking at the bottom line. Welcome to Corporate America.
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