paraphrase Employers should also be careful about requiring applicants to have a minimum number of years of high-level experience. Although an employer might desire a candidate with 10 to 15 years of particular experience, it should be prepared to illustrate why fewer years of experience would prevent a candidate from performing the desired work. This is important, because by requiring a significant number of years of high-level experience, employers might eliminate some members of protected classes who have historically been denied advancement opportunities through no fault of their own. Employers should also avoid listing a maximum number of years of experience because it could be viewed as age discrimination, potentially discouraging a disproportionate number of older individuals from applying for a position because they would be more likely than younger candidates to have exceeded the upper limit on years of experience