Latest / Just A Number Show: Digital Products & Income for Women Over 40
50 Applications...Zero Interviews. The Reality of Job Searching After 40
You ever apply for jobs you’re clearly qualified for… and get hit with radio silence? Not even a “thanks but no thanks.” Just… nothing.
In Episode 1, Trish shares an experiment she ran intentionally: applying to over 50 roles — roles she was fully qualified for — and getting zero interviews. This isn’t a “poor me” episode. It’s a truth episode.
We dig into why job searching after 40 can feel like becoming invisible, how modern hiring systems can filter people out before a human ever lays eyes on them, and how women with experience are often measured by assumptions instead of ability.
Then we…
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