Getting Hired After 50

Getting Hired After 50: Networking, ATS, Age Bias, and Modern Resumes with Kate McLagan Bond In this “Getting Hired After 50” coffee chat (open to all ages), host Janine Vanderburg interviews leadership coach and workforce policy leader Kate McLagan Bond, chair of the Colorado Commission on Aging workforce committee. They discuss what’s changed in today’s job market—multi-generational workplaces, AI, applicant tracking systems, and the importance of LinkedIn visibility—while noting that the hidden job market still accounts for about 85% of hires. Kate shares strategies for finding in-person networking opportunities, improving networking conversations, modernizing resumes and LinkedIn profiles to reduce age-related bias, and using keywords and ATS-friendly formatting. They address employer stereotypes about older candidates, ways to demonstrate relevance and value, tools for job search and detecting ghost listings/scams, options for career reinvention and part-time work, and tactics for rebuilding confidence and countering internalized ageism. 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 02:05 What’s Changed in Hiring 04:08 Finding Networking Events 05:25 Resume Refresh for Silence 06:56 Age Bias and Stereotypes 12:12 CV Botox and Modern Resumes 15:29 Showing Energy on Paper 17:04 Beating ATS and AI Filters 19:45 Hidden Job Market Iceberg 22:47 Networking Conversations That Work 25:31 Job Hunting Without LinkedIn 27:17 Consulting and Thought Leadership 29:27 Hiring Industries Now 29:49 Job Search Tools 31:55 Career Reinvention Later 33:32 Part Time Flexibility 34:21 Beat Internal Ageism 36:05 Social Security Work 37:05 Give Feedback Well 38:31 Prove Relevance Today 40:47 When Money Is Tight 43:14 Spot Ghost Jobs Scams 45:45 Network After Retiring 46:52 Interview Age Concerns 48:41 Advocacy Employer Change 50:45 Graduation Dates Laws 51:16 Hope Action Steps 52:50 Closing Value Experienced