Elderly talents go online, bringing hope to "silver-haired people" for re-employment

Individual over-age migrant workers were rejected for job hunting due to low academic qualifications

Migrants: Hope to pay more attention to work experience; Experts: The requirements for academic qualifications can be relaxed appropriately

　　News from our newspaper (Reporter Liu Xiaoyan) On September 7, 61-year-old Xu Fang followed the recruitment call sent by her daughter and called the company that posted the recruitment information on the China Elderly Talents Online, expressing that she wanted to apply for a family caregiver.

Unfortunately, after a simple communication, the other party thought that she did not meet the job requirements.

　　A few years ago, Xu Fang came to Beijing from her hometown in Yueyang, Hunan to take care of her grandson. Now that her grandson is in elementary school, she wants to use her spare time to do odd jobs.

"I can take care of the housework and have worked as a domestic worker to take care of the elderly. My daughter just saw the news of this website and asked me to try it out." Xu Fang said.

　　According to the screenshot of the webpage provided by Xu Fang, the company does not limit the age of applicants, but requires applicants to have a high school education, use a smartphone, be caring and patient, and the main job content is to provide household care for a fixed period of time every month.

Although Xu Fang emphasized her experience in the communication process, the other party still declined Xu Fang because of the incompatibility of academic qualifications and qualifications.

　　According to the website, the China Elderly Talents Network is hosted by the China Elderly Talents Information Center of the China Association for the Elderly and launched on August 24. Its main task is to research, publicize, develop and serve elderly talents, and serve the elderly nationwide, organizations related to the elderly, and the elderly. Service agencies and employers provide professional, authoritative and practical information services.

　　Among the more than 20 service categories on the website, the “job and recruitment” section is the most discussed.

The reporter saw on the job search page that there are more than 120 user information that have published job resumes. The average age of job seekers is around 60 years old, and many people are over 70 years old.

At the same time, most of the "silver job seekers" have high school, college degree or above, and some also have work experience in corporate finance, university professors, and executive training.

　　In contrast, Xu Fang, who only has a primary school diploma and working experience, seems to have little advantage.

Xu Fang told reporters candidly that even if the recruitment results were expected, the official website dedicated to job-seeking services for the elderly has given her hope for re-employment.

　　Zhao Wei, a professor at the School of Sociology at Beijing Normal University, believes that there is a shortage of labor in the clothing, textile and other industries, as well as cleaning and other positions in some enterprises. information.

The website can get closer to migrant workers from a technical level, allowing them to upload and obtain information through mobile phones and WeChat, lowering the threshold for users; on the other hand, employers should also ensure flexible employment.

At the same time, the recruitment market should pay more attention to the advantages of over-aged migrant workers in terms of experience, and the requirements for academic qualifications can be appropriately relaxed.

　　Although Xu Fang struggled to find a job in Beijing, Guangdong Aisheng Medical Emperor Health Management Co., Ltd. threw an olive branch to overage workers like her.

　　The company announced the positions of kitchen assistant and cleaning on its website, requiring applicants to have corresponding work experience, be diligent, pay attention to hygiene, and be healthy.

　　He Manfu, vice president of the company, told reporters that these positions have low thresholds and are suitable for over-age migrant workers who have the willingness and ability to work. The company will adopt the method of daily or monthly wages to facilitate their flexible employment.