The 'cold-start' problem: online employment platforms are misaligned with skilled late-career workers, study finds

The ‘cold-start’ problem: online employment platforms are misaligned with skilled late-career workers, study finds Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/16/2026 - 14:52 Many skilled older workers seek to transition from full-time stressful jobs to more flexible work, but freelance employment platforms don’t adequately recognise their credentials so there is a mismatch, finds a new study published in the journal Administrative Science Quarterly . Internet technology and the advent of the gig economy have given hope to many highly skilled workers that their reputations built up over many years can he