Damn, finding a new job in middle age is a tough proposition...

[GenThePerservering]

41. My husband finished out his project at age 64

and was unable to get onto another project at the Cancer Center. He is a statistician and database manager with a degree in mathematics, computer science and 40 years in he field.

Man, he trudged from job interview to job interview and ran into the same ageism thing. One was that he was often over-qualified. Finally, at like the 14th job interview he hit gold and was hired on at a local community college running their databases, and working in a state-wide community college enrollment program.They were so eager to get him that they called on Friday evening and asked him to come on board - they didn't even want to wait until Monday. It was an 18- to 24-month project, but he has been there for 7 years, and they don't want him to leave. He's a treasure wherever he goes - works well with younger employees (treats everyone the same) and enjoys his work.

In the public sector, there is less discrimination and at least at this place walk their talk. But it got very discouraging for him - trying to find a job in tech at that age.

What I did when I lost my job data mining, after being laid off like 9 times in 15 years (one company hired me back three times!) was say "screw it, I'm going on my own" and I've been running a mail order business since then. I was 65 I think at that time.

Just keep at it and consider using your skills on your own behalf as a free lance handyman - they are VERY in demand!