JB> Based on the last reply I have to chime in with the same statement. I
JB> left the Fed after 31 years and took the leap to the private sector
JB> and within 6 months was out on the street. When I went on the job
JB> search I got told by one young interviewer "Do you think at your age
JB> you can be up for the challenge of this job?" I looked right at him
JB> and chuckled. Picked up my resume and tapped him on the head as I
JB> walked out and said "You are dangerously close to a discrimination
JB> battle but you and this job aren't worth it."
I think this is a really good point: "Drive" and "age" may often
correlate, but they're certainly not linked. There are plenty of
22-year-old slackers, and plenty people in their fifties who are full of
fire and ready to kick some ass.
Talking to someone is a good way to figure out if they have the drive
you're looking for; glancing at their birthdate isn't. (And as John points
out, may be illegal too -- certainly if you do it that overtly.)
-Josh ([email protected])
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