I keep wondering the idea behind banks specifying age before employing candidates that are searching for job. Please nairalanders help clear my wonder.

Not only banks, most companies now consider age... They feel you have more productive years, snf lesser distraction when you are younger.

Will a 33 year old graduate trainee be comfortable taking orders from a 26year old superior that happened to be so lucky to start working at 22?

H2Ossss:
Will a 33 year old graduate trainee be comfortable taking orders from a 26year old superior that happened to be so lucky to start working at 22?

Having a superior that is much younger than you does not matter, your diligence matters.
when I joined a bank as a Teller, my operations manager was younger than most of we Tellers, despite this, we worked together smoothly.
When I also moved to another bank as a Cash Officer, my operations manager was much younger than me, I also had subordinates that are older than me. We worked harmoniously.

They erroneously believe young people are more enterprising.... Naija country where a companies will advertise a job and require age minimum of 26 with 5 years working experience, 1st class upper, holy, speak 4 foreign languages, single and have referees that are working in the presidency ... U go just weak