I'm just finishing up a degree in accounting and am finding employers are not all that keen on hiring over 40s accountants. Now I know all about the law, my rights... and for the most part they're useless.


I'm looking for creative and thoughtful ways to countering the enquiries and stigma at the interview and try to swing a positive view for myself. I don't have much problem getting to the first interview stage as my resume is good at getting in the door and I present intelligently but the age thing stops me in my tracks. Asked one employer to give me feed back and she just came out and said it "you're too old". Others mention the age thing but don't push it, so I know it's a factor... Any food for thought for me.