This is somewhat of a long story but I’ll try to keep it short and simple. During the pandemic my mother who was in her late 50s at the time and I was in my early 20s, were living in an apartment in Los Angeles. Just for reference I’m a student and my mother has multiple degrees including a PHD but has not had a steady job in over ten years. She received an inheritance after her parents passed away and used it to pay rent for a year at $2400 per month in 2022. By this time I had left for school out of state and hoped that she would have found a job and a cheaper place to rent but she did not. Her inheritance is now gone, she does not have a job she does do gigs and sells things on the side, she did say she applied for jobs and never heard back and blames her age for it, which I know can be a thing. Fast forward to January of 2024 she received a 3 day notice after not paying rent for a year since her inheritance ran out. She did not tell me until May about what was going on. I work full time and most of my money goes to school or bills as I live in an expensive city and have no help from any family. She is now living in her car and I’m not sure how I can help. She does not want to go to a shelter or rent a room. She wants to buy a van to convert but I’m not sure how safe that is. I offered her to come here and stay with me but she does not want to leave LA. She’s so far away and I don’t make enough to help her. Any advice is really really appreciated. I love her and I’m scared.
I'm 50, been applying for jobs left and right. To date haven't had one call or interview. Once you hit a certain age I think most places look over you.
How do employers figure out the age ? There’s got to be a way to conceal it at least until an interview.
Your past jobs and dates on resumes will date a person. I am also having a hard time finding work. It has been a couple of months trying now, and no luck. I have tons of experience in lots of areas also. Still no call back.
Some jobs also require you to fill out an application on which you have to give the dates of college graduation in order to submit it. Also, they can google a person's name and general location. It's very easy to find out someone's age (unfortunately).
My resume (I just changed btw) used to have something to the effect of 35 years experience.