Reply #12: Yup. I've had several interviews where they're all excited over my IT resume [View All]

[earthboundmisfit]

We maybe even have a great pre-interview chat before the physical interview - then when I walk in and they see how old I am/look (no matter how I try to make it less apparent), their faces drop perceptibly. It hurt the first time. A lot. I took it personally. But this has happened so often that now I view it as an obstacle that's just plain gonna be there, and I have to deal with it. Talk upbeat, future, "going forward", make sure they know my skills are current and I'm familiar with the latest and greatest. I haven't had success yet - been unemployed over a year now - but the right fit's gotta be out there somewhere. That feeling, though, when you see the interviewr's face fall, and you know why - I'm sure people with disabilities experience the same thing.