I interviewed at a major bank a few weeks ago for a system integration position. After I sent them my resume though, they told me I was too entrepreneurial. I laughed. The same bank offered me manager of database marketing 15 years ago.

My guess is that it wasn’t entirely age. Engineers are kind of notorious for being insufferable know-it-alls and tend to not be the best at customer service when dealing with idiots. I know for a fact, that I would suck at a retail customer service job. So as much as the Genius bar pretends to be about genius, it…

While I am pretty sure ageism was a factor, I almost suspect that unless he handicapped his resume, they would put him in the “Way over-qualified” pile. I am surprised he actually got an interview since being over-qualified can be just as bad as being under.