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I agree about keeping thing recent. I would also work at not looking your age, which means trimming the weight, masking as much gray as possible (men can use Redken camo hair dye to naturally tone down the gray), get sleep in advance, hydrate, quit smoking if you do, focus on facial skincare, clean shave, groom eye brows, and dressing 10 years younger than you are (go middle of the road - not too stylish and not too young) — don’t forget about updating your shoes. Clean back your older gigs on LinkedIn and remove dates for when you graduated, so when they look at it during or before the interview you give nothing away.
You need to be innovative and fresh. Bringing up examples from more than 5 years ago will be a negative. Focus on what the future looks like...
There is a saying about how you have to believe this is your job to take. It is true. Work on your self confidence. You must be healthy. I swear by don’t drink, especially after 50. You are in training and must not mess with the body, to perform at your peak. Think like a celeb or athlete in this. This is your time.
By staying active in things. I volunteer with a cat rescue, I play in a band. I sometimes run events or meetups for the hell of it. I got more jobs and clients that way than I ever did hitting the classified section. And always have some swagger. Confidence is key. Fake it if you don't feel it.
I have not had issues. Agree about having current work samples and being generally inline with what the job actually entails.
Show you know your shit because you’ve been around the block. Not in a “when I was your age” or “back then we used to do it this way” kind of thing, but show that you’ve already seen just about every problem there is.
I’m 50 now, but still doing great work (I freelance, too), but I feel that, even with all the national and international awards (and a few more, recently for my writing and photography work), I can’t get an agency here in Miami to even look at my work (tracked through Bitly).
Strongly considering relocating back to San Diego.
As far as the interviews, those are easy. Hopefully, you’ve made an attempt to stay viable as a creative in a rapidly-evolving landscape, and you’re honest with yourself and with your interviewer.
Good work should eclipse age, IF you can get the interview.