Age discrimination is a major reason older workers are struggling. In
a 2013
survey by the AARP, 64 percent of adults 45 to 74 years old said
they had seen some form of age discrimination, and 20 percent said they
had been passed up for a job because of it. Proving you’ve been
discriminated against is extremely difficult. “It becomes a lot of ‘he
said/she said’ accusations,” says Gene Burnard, publisher of
SeniorJobBank.org, a job search site for seniors. Worse, litigants may
find themselves blacklisted from future jobs if prospective employers
find out they filed a suit.
Rather than fight
age discrimination, most seniors have no choice but to try and overcome it. The
first hurdle
is getting an interview when your resume may indicate you’ve been
around the block a few times. Burnard recommends including only the
years at your most recent jobs and placing more emphasis on skills than
tenure. “Nobody’s interested in what you’ve done, but what you can do
for them,” he says.
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