[quote=bearishgurl]yamashi, in my biz, having fluent Spanish-speaking skills is a HUGE asset. I feel that my lack of Spanish may have played a part as well. I stopped looking a few years ago but this year, I have endeavored to get fluent. I really have no excuse. I can read and even transcribe Spanish just fine but my language skills off the cuff are lacking. That’s one of the drawbacks to living so close to the border.[/quote]
Then why do you keep complaining about age discrimination? Also not sure what the job was for, but if Spanish was a requirement then maybe you shouldn’t have applied; if wasn’t required, then the hiring manager must have thought that you were not worth the money they would be spending. I know a lot of people that don’t speak Spanish that do very very well living in San Diego. Also when it comes to hiring, companies spend money on the most qualified employees that will bring in the most money. If they are a cost center, they are looking for the most qualified that costs the least. Employees are similar to investments, and companies make decision on an ROI/NPV analysis. You always pick the one that will generate the highest ROI, or if you use NPV anything that generates > $0. Maybe you don’t get it as a boomer and believe in facetime and that the most senior positions belong to the oldest people in the building.
