Q. I recently turned 68 and have many years of successful administrative and sales experience. In the past 14 months, I’ve applied to more than 100 jobs, including Target, Home Depot and Ikea, and did not even get to the next level of hiring. I dress nicely, have a trim build, lots of energy, recent relevant experience and still no offers. In working with a career coach, I have done everything to make my resume look younger. Can you please write about unconscious age bias? T.B.

How frustrating! For over 50 years, we have been talking about the same thing – ageism in the workplace and older worker engagement.

Before we get to your question, here is a bit of historical context.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) states, “It is unlawful to discriminate against any indi

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