Ageism is exactly the reason I council experienced and seasoned professionals to really think about themselves in terms of a center of excellence, never as another candidate! Smart leaders need to come across as a solution with some great ideas in hand that can assimilate quickly into the new organization.  If you can show how your years of experience will benefit the new employer, quickly efficiently and profitably, you’ve got a much higher chance of being considered as a solution as opposed to competing in the candidate pool.  If you’ve ever read the book “blue ocean strategy,” I hope you swim in your own blue ocean as opposed to fighting frenetically against of sharks in the bloody waters.  Two ladies 50+ (my age) landed their dream jobs in the past two weeks (one had two great offers to choose from) and we had about 30 interviews going in my intimate mastermind circle among a dozen seasoned candidates last week or so. The market is hot.  Stop wasting valuable energy complaining and take pointed action to earn a new perspective.our best defense is a strategic, proactive offense!