Job Hunt Frustrates Older Workers

Lynn McDonald has 15 years of experience in the hospitality business. She ran a bed-and-breakfast and restaurant in France in the mid-1990s. She owned a B&B in Hailey for six years, until it succumbed to the recession. But when McDonald — who is 68 but insists that she doesn’t look it — tried to get a job at Boise hotels over the past year and a half, it was as if someone hung out the “No Vacancy” sign. She fashioned resumes and hand-delivered them so people could see her. “I present very well at a front desk,” she said. She went online and completed employment forms. McDonald landed interviews and had people tell her how good she was. She got callbacks. “They all ask your age,” she said. “I avoided that as long as I could”/ Bill Roberts , Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP file photo for illustrative purposes: An older job applicant receives tips on writing a resume at a jobs fair)

Question: Have you ever been discriminated against at work — or while looking for work — as a result of your age?