More than racial or gender discrimination, it is ageism that is creating hiring problems in several companies especially in the IT industry. It is wrongly thought that creativity is best attained in the 20s of one’s life whereas research clearly proves otherwise. Woody Allen remains one of the world’s top screen writers and movie makers even though he is in his 80s. Similarly, Steve Jobs, Victor Korchnoi, Ray Kroc, Bill Gates and Michelangelo are just a few of the greats who have attained or continue to get success in later years. This is one of the primary reasons that tech giants such as Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft underperform at talent recruitment as they miss out on experienced personnel. Such attitude needs to be weeded out as age discrimination is pointless as well as illegal.

source:http://innovationexcellence.com/blog/2016/10/01/how-facebook-amazon-and-microsoft-miss-creative-talent/