The interview process was positive and friendly. However, I was concerned whether it would be worth my time to interview there as they appear to have an extreme shortage of people in their 50's, or older; maybe one or two people out of hundreds. Nevertheless, even though I am 54 years old, I have an extremely energetic and outgoing personality, am highly adept, experienced, and knowledgeable in my field. Again, this was a positive experience. If, however, one looks at their "Who We Are" page and views the over 300 pictures that are carefully curated in an engaging and informative way, you will be hard pressed to find more than one person with gray hair, or two who could be easily categorized by their picture as being in their 50s. Less than a handful out of 300 plus?
There is a problem in internet and consumer technology industries regarding this issue. People over 50 are unemployed more than twice as long as their 20 something counterparts, and frankly need not bother applying to some firms. Not for all, but for some high-tech companies, hiring managers and contracted recruiters will not even submit a 50+ applicant for consideration, as they get negative feedback as to the "quality" of the candidates. It appears their hiring parties are naturally biased to younger candidates, and have not been trained appropriately to overcome natural age biases and enjoy the competitive advantages of highly experienced older employees and executives.
Again, I very much enjoyed my interview and meeting the team. My question to the reader is, do candidates 50+ even need to apply at WPromote? Look at their current staff and see what your chances are, and consider if you might be wasting your time. I did not feel it was a waste of my time, as I got to know more about a very fast growing and dominant company, and got to meet some very interesting and dynamic people.
This feedback is more a personal observation and challenge to the organization to take a good look internally. If you have an unrecognized bias against a specific group of people - a deeply experienced pool of people - who are not apparently present in your organization's demographics, you may be loosing a competitive edge and providing an systemic opportunity to competitors.