UCSD - age discrimination

[RedZeppelinRN]

Just curious. In the past when I have posted resumes with UCSD, at the end of the application, it asks for the year you graduated as an RN. Is this a way to get around age discrimination?

[JBudd, MSN]

Could do that, but it also tells them how long (how much experience) you have as a nurse. They could always go back and add up the years on your job experiences if they were really determined to figure out how old you are.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

lol, they would be way off on a lot of us late bloomers, now wouldnt they?

[Be_Moore]

It's experience discrimination, which is totally legal and legit.

[elkpark]

Given the incredibly wide age range of nursing students these days, that's not a particularly productive way to try to find out age, if that's their intent -- I agree the question is about experience, not age.

[coffee4metech]

Yeah its not exactly the most accurate way to determine age everybody has started there nursing career at wide range of ages , so I think they use it as a gauge to see how much experience you have !

[RedZeppelinRN]

Yeah its not exactly the most accurate way to determine age everybody has started there nursing career at wide range of ages , so I think they use it as a gauge to see how much experience you have !

This question always comes at the very last of your application. Your resume shows your work history.

[metal_m0nk, BSN, RN]

Does the app not ask for your birth date?

[coffee4metech]

I still stand by my opinion.

[metal_m0nk, BSN, RN]

Maybe for it's for verifying your credentials? I dunno.

Age discrimination does seem a little far fetched...

[MedSurgeMess]

I think it's probably an innocent question, again looking for length of RN licensure, experience, etc. Not everyone includes every bit of experience on a resume, some only do last 10-15 years, or 3-4 employers.

[RedZeppelinRN]

Does the app not ask for your birth date?

No. But I believe date of graduation could easily provide a close approximation to age.