‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job
Some over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSome over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. “I have every application listed in an Excel file, none of which were successful for the roles advertised, though I did manage to get some other items of work as a result of them.
- ▪Some over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success.
- ▪Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSome over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success.
- ▪“I have every application listed in an Excel file, none of which were successful for the roles advertised, though I did manage to get some other items of work as a result of them.
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Some over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSome over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty ImagesWork & careers‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a jobReaders describe feelings of rejection after submitting hundreds of applications but getting a handful of interviewsJane ClintonThu 17 Sep 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 17 Sep 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHundreds of job applications, exhausting searches and relentless rejection – the experience of attempting to get back into the workforce after losing their jobs in their 50s and 60s has proved an ordeal…
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