As any experienced search committee member will tell you, faculty searches tend to favor
fresh young candidates whose work makes new connections among existing disciplines.
Not exact matches
Factor in a generally
fresher ecosystem with shorter tenure and quicker job rotations than in more traditional industries — energy, banking or retail — and you find yourself hiring
younger or less experienced
candidates than you normally would.
Embarrassing defeats in Brookhaven and other towns overshadowed the isolated success of Islip GOP, one of the only town parties to distance itself from past corruption and embrace
fresh,
young candidates with disciplined organization and fundraising ability.
Former Ohio representative Rob Portman, a
candidate for the open Ohio Senate seat, is also a
fresh young face but may be weighed down from his service in the much - derided Bush administration.
Schools often prefer
young and energetic
candidates fresh out of college.
And let's face it — once you hit a certain age, it becomes a little trickier, especially if you're not going directly from one job to another, but find yourself unemployed for whatever reason, needing a new job, and possibly competing with
younger candidates fresh out of college.