[grey_whiskers]

How much does HR interfere with / dictate your screening and hiring decisions?

[Alberta's Child]

I was lucky enough to work in companies where the size and its culture made it ideal for HR. They really were just an administrative function in the company and a resource for decision-makers like me. They were also valuable because they'd keep us from doing anything stupid that might come back to haunt us in the future.

Personally, I'm at a point in my career where any company large enough to have an HR department is too big and cumbersome for me.

[StolarStorm]

I can’t speak for him, but from my experience... the discrimination starts with HR screeners. “We don’t need more middle aged white guys working for our company.” Many of the hiring managers were more than willing to go along with it because the last thing they wanted was a highly qualified older IT worker in their group (fearful managers)