Regardless of their age or skills, they won't be considered seriously. Stereotyped Young nurse recruiters and nurse managers may hold stereotyped beliefs about the attitudes and abilities of older nurses. Instead of evaluating candidates by their individual strengths and weaknesses, these immature interviewers may wrongly pigeonhole older nurses into one of the following stereotypes. All of these stereotypes are false, but the interviewer's perceptions may be more important than the facts. To fight stereotypes, come to an interview prepared with examples that show that these stereotypes aren't true for you.
Older nurses are more likely to use sick time excessively.
Older nurses can't learn anything new, and their clinical skills are outdated. Older nurses can't handle high-tech equipment or computers. Older nurses are bossy, critical, and difficult to manage. Older nurses are inflexible. Older nurses aren't fun to work with anymore and have difficulty interacting with younger staff.