The relationship between age and job performance evaluations for entry-level professionals

Abstract

SummaryThis study examined the relationship between age and job performance evaluations for newcomers recently hired into entry-level positions in public accounting ®rms. We predicted and found a negative relationship between age and job performance evaluations. This relationship was eliminated after controlling for undergraduate grade average and prior work experience, operationalized as the number of jobs that a newcomer had previously held. Results are discussed in terms of the possibility of negative age eects in entry-level positions and the potential reasons for such ®ndings.

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