Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
👉10 errors that make you look “too old” to hire
Let’s get rid of the obvious way: There is age discrimination. Employers sometimes unfairly judge candidates based on stereotypes about older workers – too slow, too expensive, too expensive, and their way is stuck. But it’s a tough fact: Many job seekers over 40 (and certainly over 50) make uncompulsive mistakes to reinforce these stereotypes.
You can’t completely control bias, but you able Control how you show yourself. If you are not hired, it may be not only age discrimination, but also because you are doing these 10 things wrong.
10 Common Mistakes for Elderly Job Seekers
- Use outdated resume formats
If your resume looks like it’s 1998, purpose, multi-page work or no blank space – you’ll make yourself look before anyone reads your experience. - List every job you have done
No one needs to know your first job in the Reagan administration. Persist in the past 15-20 years. - Highlight unrelated technology
Including COBOL, LOTUS NOTES or outdated software can put you in a timely manner. Shows the current tools and platforms. - The existence of LinkedIn
An incomplete, inactive LinkedIn profile screams “not current”. The employer checks it before calling you. - No online presence at all
If they found nothing while they were Googled, you looked invisible, or worse, like you had something to hide. - Rely on the Working Committee alone
Endlessly applying online won’t cut it. The network is where most work fills, especially at a higher level. - Talk about “Back to My Days”
The story about “how we did things in the past” won’t land well. Focus on current challenges and how to solve problems. - Understand technical skills
If you avoid learning new tools (AI, collaboration platforms, CRM systems), you can enhance the stereotype of lagging behind. - Apply without tailoring
Shot foot resume without customization every role will waste your time and indicate the laziness of recruiters. - Projecting despair
The employer picks it up. Confidence is sold; despair is repelled.
Bottom line
Yes, prejudice is real. But blaming all things on ageism is an excuse that won’t get you hired. Clean up your resume, modernize your approach, sharpen your LinkedIn presence, and prove that you are up to date. Then you will find that the “age problem” is not as big as you think.
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