As a gray-haired programmer who happens to be on interview teams, I interview a lot of older candidates along with a team of younger professionals. It's not so

As a gray-haired programmer who happens to be on interview teams, I interview a lot of older candidates along with a team of younger professionals. It's not so much their age, but rather they have a tendency to be set in their ways, are less eager to learn and explore and change. On a personal level, I'm impressed you've stuck with Perl all these years, and I'd love to nerd out with you over a beer later. On a professional level, I'm wondering if you're an inflexible curmudgeon. Also as an older person, you're going to be expected to have some good basic management skills and wisdom. It's just the course of human nature. Another couple of anti-bias tactics: 1. Dress nicely and modern. I see a lot of candidates who wear a suit that looks like its been slept in, or it looks like a suit they bought in the 80s. I'm not telling you to wear skinny jeans and Supreme shirts, but just dress relatively clean and modern. You can get away with a lot on this front as a youngster, but it really works against you once you become one of us grays. 2. Stay fit/eat right. It doesn't do you any well if you're old, and overweight, and breathing hard during the interview.