Scenario$-$Based Question: Sam has been employed within his organization for $10$ years and as a Marketing Manager. He noticed that there was a job posted internally for the Director of Marketing. Sam submits his application and feels that with his internal tenure and background, he would be a shoe in for the role. Sam is selected to go through all three rounds of the interview process and finds out that he was not selected to fill the role. Sam is highly upset! He is even more furious when he finds out that the organization has chosen to go with an external candidate who has less

education and experience than he does. Sam feels that as a male over forty he is being discriminated against and is asking for the recruitment to be canceled and restarted to ensure in equitable process.

Sam has shared this concern with the Recruitment team who re$-$assured him that this was a fair search. He has asked for feedback on his interview and the Recruiter has yet to respond or give any insight. Sam is still highly upset; his morale is low, and he feels extremely unappreciated and is considering looking for other roles.

Is there a potential discrimination claim here? How would you manage this scenario?