Not being able to have an interview is a red flag. Companies can't tell the age from a resume.
If they can, take off the date of birth, remove the year on your degrees and don't list experiences beyond 20 years.
If they can, take off the date of birth, remove the year on your degrees and don't list experiences beyond 20 years.
It's really bad if a resume never pass the first screening, it literally can't get a job. It's not reasonable to blame age for that, interviewers cannot guess the age from just a resume (and if they can they shouldn't let be).
Companies can't add 18 + length of schooling + length of career ?
That does not mean that it doesn't happen. I mean, we already established that we're dealing with short-sighted people here.
Never said it doesn’t happen, I know it does. I simply stated it’s a very flawed approach and gave one example of why.
You actually have 18 years of experience, making you 40 years of age, and you're listing only the most recent ~10 years. They have no practical means to accurately figure out your age from that resume. The best it can do is slightly help you avoid the first layer of age-based screening.