“…Taylor and Earl (: 255) argue that ageism is also evident in stereotypically positive characteristics ascribed to older workers: that they are “loyal, dependable, experienced and knowledgeable, as well as having wisdom, a good temperament, a strong work‐ethic, corporate knowledge, commitment to an organisation, job satisfaction, and stability”. Critically, the qualities that older workers tend to be rated more highly on appear to be given less weight during recruitment (Taylor & Earl, ), and younger profiles are preferred by employers even in the case of low‐status roles (Solem, ; Abrams et al ., ).…”