40+ careers: Out of work should not mean out of hope
“I am 45, in a town full of startups and young people. Being around them makes me feel dated. When I apply for jobs, these young people talk to me like I talked to my parents; they treat me with a mix of sympathy and impatience. I am not current in the buzzwords everyone talks about. I don’t even know where to start. I have provided all my life and now, the world around me has altered itself beyond recognition.”.
The above is a rough replication of what a friend of mine told me recently. She had lost her job of several years, and I was helping polish her resume and interview skills.