Why finding a job in your 50s has become so difficult

Experienced workers say they feel invisible as they face a 'hiring wall' and hundreds of rejected job applications.

Finding a new job is hard for everyone. But for people in their 50s, it is becoming a nightmare. Many experienced workers say they feel like they are shouting into a void. Recent reports show a growing trend. People with decades of experience are struggling to get even a single interview. One 59-year-old job seeker in the UK applied for nearly 600 jobs and only got 8 interviews. That is a success rate of barely one percent. Why is this happening? Many older workers say they feel invisible. They send their resumes out, but they never hear back. They call it a 'hiring wall'—a barrier that ke…