A Guide for Adults Going to College
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Re: A Guide for Adults Going to College
#2I’ve always wondered how employers treat an older person changing careers? Do you get an internship along with the young people? Is that wierd? Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to do low status jobs?
And then are entry level jobs open to older adults?
How would you design your resume? Leave your past career off?
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#3I’ve always wondered how employers treat an older person changing careers? Do you get an internship along with the young people? Is that wierd? Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to do low status jobs? And then are entry level jobs open to older adults? How would you design your resume? Leave your past career off?
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#4I’ve always wondered how employers treat an older person changing careers? Do you get an internship along with the young people? Is that wierd? Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to do low status jobs? And then are entry level jobs open to older adults? How would you design your resume? Leave your past career off?
This may be a culture thing but I'd be uncomfortable asking a 20 year old professional to bring me a coffee.
Edit: This was originally in response to a suggestion that OP would be uncomfortable asking a 40 year old for coffee which has since been edited.
Re: A Guide for Adults Going to College
#5I’ve always wondered how employers treat an older person changing careers? Do you get an internship along with the young people? Is that wierd? Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to do low status jobs? And then are entry level jobs open to older adults? How would you design your resume? Leave your past career off?
> Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to bring them coffee?
This isn't what interns do at any reputable technology company.
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#6How does this fare in cultures where there are no second chances, like many places in the US?
My gut says this is a scam.
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#7I went back to university as an adult with a mortgage, wife, daughter on the way, and I did an internship. Nobody seemed to particularly notice or care that I was older and I'm not sure it changed anything.
Re: A Guide for Adults Going to College
#8How does this fare in cultures where there are no second chances, like many places in the US? My gut says this is a scam.
What exactly are you referring to?
Re: A Guide for Adults Going to College
#9How does this fare in cultures where there are no second chances, like many places in the US? My gut says this is a scam.
What do you think their scam is?
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Re: A Guide for Adults Going to College
#10I’ve always wondered how employers treat an older person changing careers? Do you get an internship along with the young people? Is that wierd? Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to do low status jobs? And then are entry level jobs open to older adults? How would you design your resume? Leave your past career off?
> Will they be uncomfortable asking a 45 year old professional to bring them coffee? This isn't what interns do at any reputable technology company.
Noted. I’ve edited it to be more clear what I was trying to express.