A friend who is 63 is an engineer with a master degree but no one is hiring him due to his age, any advice?

That's fucked up. In some states there are anti-age discrimination laws. Maybe he should find a headhunter and list himself with them. Or work as a consultant or contract worker.

I know guys where i live who are younger than 63 with degrees who stock shelves in supermarkets and one guy has a masters who delivers my pizza. While age discrimination is illegal here, it doesn't stop anything. All employers have to do is say they weren't the best person for the job. Starting a business requires business skill and usually start up money. I'd suggest looking at consulting and seeing if things develop from there. I'm already noticing how difficult it is to find jobs at my age so i wish your friend the best of luck.

Use Linkedin and visit the local office of the state employment agency. It's amazing how many job openings they have on file, and age discrimination is definitely a no-no.

Seriously? That's not right at all, he is more than qualified for a job. He's not even that old, if he was like 73 maybe but 63 is still young.

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He should find a niche in the industry and create his own business.

Consulting seems obvious

How did he end yo unemployed? Does he have a significant employment gap?

My aunt and her friends are all lawyers which is a saturated field with many young ambitions people coming fresh out of school taking more jobs.
First her and some of her friends took temp jobs even as legal assistant or office assistant at law firms. Their experience made them way better than other younger legal assistant or office assistant.
Then my Aunt signed up with the same temp agency and put that she was willing to travel Anywhere. She got a great 1 year contract but had to move out of state.

Agency work

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