‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job

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Some over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Some over-50s have sent off hundreds of job applications but have had little success. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty Images Work & careers ‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job Readers describe feelings of rejection after submitting hundreds of applications but getting a handful of interviews

Prefer the Guardian on Google H undreds of job applications, exhausting searches and relentless rejection – the experience of attempting to get back into the workforce after losing their jobs in their 50s and 60s has proved an ordeal for some Britons.

For some, those efforts prove fruitless and lead jobseekers to reluctantly take early retirement. Others may have to rely on benefits to pay the bills while they continue to job hunt.

Recent research by the Centre for Ageing Better found that the number of people between 50 and state pension age having difficulty finding work was 918,000 – akin to the number of young people not in education, employment or training – at the end of last year, the highest since 2020. The count was 2.9 million when including those with long-term health conditions and caring responsibilities.

The Guardian asked people over 50 to get in touch and share their experiences of trying to return to work.