The voice of experience_2
7 September 2012
Ageism is a factor in the recruitment of accountants worldwide, but this will have to change when governments start legislating to deal with the pensions crisis.
"As an accountant, I always thought that age and experience were vital… but ageism exists just as strongly in the accountancy field as others, particularly among agencies who find it much easier to place part-qualified or qualified young inexperienced accountants."
This is the view of Tony Topping, an accountant who was made redundant at 53 and launched his own...