How difficult is it to get hired when you are over 60 yrs old?

I am looking for a new position & company & worried that I will not find something close to what I was making at my last position. I worked for a Fortune 15 company for 20 years. I'm now 63 years old and planned on working for another 7 years or more. I loved my job and love being an EA. My position was eliminated when I came back to work after being on medical disability for 12 weeks due to having a hip replaced.

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I got laid off at 62 and turned 63 2 weeks later. I took a few months off to figure out what I wanted to do, but as soon as I posted my resume it received a lot of attention. 2 things…you can’t be discriminated for your age and companies are looking for seasoned and competent admins.

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Yes, law is they can't discriminate because of my age but there is not a way to prove it when that happens. Example: I made it through 2 rounds at a Fortune 100 company and interviews went well. But yesterday I checked the status of the positions I've applied to and see all 4 of them marked as "No Longer in Consideration". I exceed the qualifications for all of them. How do I proof they decided I was too old to hire. 😡

Not sure, but one tip is to only include your last 10-20 years of work experience on your resume, and if you have a college degree on it, leave off the graduation year. That way they won't know your age until your interview.

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Then they ask "how much administrative assistant experience do you have?" And BOOM they can guess your age. They discriminate but don't really do so overtly

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