Help Australia understand The Power of Oldness

The government is trying to convince us that over 50's will get jobs. What rubbish, my husband is out of work at the moment and is working very hard to find a job. He is 55. Please policitians please explain how the heck can we get jobs out there when there is obvious age discrimination. We both work in the disabilities industry and this is going to get worse when the NDIS comes into effect by 2018. 

It is sad that as you get older that it gets more difficult to do certain jobs and we push ourselves to prove to the younger ones that we still have what it takes and we work hardier so that we can still have a job 

It is sad that as you get older that some jobs are better done by the younger people but we oldies do jobs that the younger ones do we make ourselves keep up with them and we work a lot hardier to prove to them that we 

It is so hard competing for a position these days. If you are not discriminated directly due to age, it is because you can't talk the talk and put together a document in size and terms this generation of interviewers can 'get'. Any suggestions on where older, intelligent and physically capable, keen workers would be welcomed in the workforce? 

I am 62 years of age and have just been made redundant as my employer changed my position to fulltime from parttime. I have a disability that only allows me to work 3 days a week, so am now faced with having to find another job at 62 with a disability that limits my hours of work. I have secured several interviews but was not successful, and was given some reasons expressed in Karens comments. I also believe in my case age was not the only barrier to employment. The video was a good start but needs some work. 

While I agree that people should be able to work as Long as they want to provided that they can safely do so & experience is invaluable. I also worry that there will be less positions available to young people who as a result will not develop a work ethic & will have to claim unemployment benefits. Mary QLD 

I worked in the employment sector for many years and 40 is the real first cut-off for most employers in the hiring process - it's pretty well downhill from there. Now I am self-employed as an image consultant - and work with the mature demographic in keeping their image fresh and up to date - helping ensure they keep their jobs. Being smartly dressed and well-groomed is essential "armour" for the mature person battling ageist attitudes in the workplace. Jeanette from SpeedStyling NSW 

I'm betting that the creative team who developed the commercial are all under 35 years of age. The script doesn't really hit the mark, the talent selected is wrong, the interviewer at the end uses language that would have her company sued and the man did nothing to put her straight. The message is too arty farty, forgettable and not targeted to grab attention - just a pretty ad ho hum!!!!! . Anyone out there interested in creating a REAL advertisement to tell the REAL story? I'm up for the challenge with 25 years of marketing behind me.... 

I worked from 1947 till 2007 and still do a few jobs for the family at 82 years old . If I wanted to I could easily go back to work full time. Ivan Deranja 

I am fortunate to be working for a major Insurance company , started work aged 62 ! I have never been asked my age , as it is discriminatory to do so when applying for a job , but at interview I stated issue of not having to take maternity leave , and that people my age group made up about half of the customer base, so I could perhaps have good rapport with them , so mention these things in a light heated fashion I think helped at interview, and I hope to continue to work for a few more years , just passed 6 years,, good luck to those who are looking to work , Michele ,