There is sometimes a bias against both older and younger workers. If you run into some of the following situations, you may be experiencing this “ageism.”<\/p>\n
It’s against the law to ask questions about age in an interview, but more subtle signs of ageism can creep into the verbal exchange.<\/p>\n
Some potential employers may see you as too expensive. Or that your experience will be a hindrance rather than an asset. They may believe your work style will be a carryover from your previous positions rather than learning their approach.<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason, interviewers may say you’re overqualified. That could be shorthand for too old, but legally an OK response.<\/p>\n
If you feel that you’re not being considered for a job because you’re too old or too expensive, here are some proactive tactics to dispel the employer’s fears.<\/p>\n
There is a job out there where your experience and skills will be valued. It may take longer to find that job, but it’s worth the wait.<\/p>\n
You don’t want to be looking for a new job again in a few years (or less) because you encouraged them to consider you when it wasn’t really a good fit.<\/p>\n
Remind yourself that you are not defined by your job. It’s what you do, not who you are. And you want to do your best in a job that’s right for you and the employer.<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/em><\/em> <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the author…<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Jan Cannon<\/a>, Job-Hunt’s Mid-Life Career Expert, is author of Now What Do I Do? The Woman’s Guide to a New Career<\/i>, Find a Job: 7 Steps to Success<\/i>, Finding a Job in a Slow Economy<\/i>, co-author of Exceptional Accomplishment,<\/i> and a career professional for 20 years. Visit her website, https:\/\/www.cannoncareercenter.com<\/a> for more career advice and help.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Jan Cannon, Job-Hunt’s Mid-Life Career Expert, helps you recognize, understand, and handle age discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":18856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"old-site-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-interviews","category-mid-life-careers"],"last_modified_at":"","edited_by":"Wendy Fecteau","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18857,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5108\/revisions\/18857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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