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Lie about your age and fabricate new skills on your resume/CV. Put “I code in C/Java/Go/Python/Javascript/whateverYouNeed”. Also you’re in the EU so could feas

Lie about your age and fabricate new skills on your resume/CV. Put “I code in C/Java/Go/Python/Javascript/whateverYouNeed”. Also you’re in the EU so could feasibly move to where needs your exact skill set. But web/frontend/backend is needed everywhere so it’s likely worth adding that to your C skills.

rcarmo 2y ago
Moving residence in the EU is not a trivial thing--housing, family, taxes, even language can play against you.
self_awareness 2y ago
This is a horrible advice. If a simple and harmless lie is detected, you destroy your credibility completely. Nothing you say will have any meaning, even if you prove it. You lied once, you can lie again. The risk of hiring you is very high, even if you fit the position nicely.
dukeyukey 2y ago
> Also you’re in the EU so could feasibly move You _could_, but reaslitically speaking the frictions with language, culture, and distance from family and friends probably makes this harder than maoving US -> Canada or vice-versa. The EU tried hard to overcome this, but they're fighting national differences and cultural borders older than Christianity.
smartis2812 2y ago
This is a horrible advice. Don't lie about anything in your resume/CV. If you get called out, your whole reputation and your whole CV then is in Question.
- ghusto 2y ago
  There are lies and there are "lies" waiting to be truths. If you can back it up on the fly, what's the harm?
  - irvingprime 2y ago
    You can't back up lies on the fly. You're contradicting yourself now.
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  - zepolen 2y ago
    Ah yes, I'm a brain surgeon. I'll figure it out while I'm operating on your obviously damaged one.
- gizajob 2y ago
  It's horrible advice yeah – but it deals with the reality of the situation. If you're freaked out by being 50 in a field that for some bizarre reason values youth and inexperience, then be 40. Nobody cares, particularly if you're working remote.
tgv 2y ago
I wouldn't recommend lying about age. That's going to backfire. Padding the resume isn't a bad idea. If you've worked in C, and taught yourself Go, you're senior in my book. I mean, you may not know the gnarly corners of the language and eco system, but that's easy enough to pick up.
piva00 2y ago
> Also you’re in the EU so could feasibly move to where needs your exact skill set. Uprooting your life when you are 25-30 is easier, can be a fun adventure, etc. Doing that when you are 50 is many layers more complicated. Lying is absolutely a no-no, there's no upside, you will be forever in debt about a lie and in the case of something as easily detected as your age you will lose all credibility for a stupid reason.
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gwbas1c 2y ago
> so could feasibly move Asking someone to move is usually quite unreasonable, unless there's legit problems where the person lives. A lot of people, especially people in their 50s, have roots that they just can't walk away from. Furthermore, software gigs tend to be much shorter than how often people stay in a location; and remote work in software is super-common today.
amerkhalid 2y ago
I believe it is illegal in the US to ask someone's age during interview. Only after you are hired and filling out paperwork is when they ask for your birthday. Not sure if it is same in the EU, but if it is illegal don't volunteer your age. No need to lie.
- giantg2 2y ago
  They don't need you're birthday to see you're old.
jacknews 2y ago
I definitely would not lie. But perhaps you can be economical with facts and/or 're-prioritize' them, if expedient, ie choose which cards to reveal and with what emphasis. Personally, I just tell it matter-of-fact as I see it, pretty much. You're looking for a good match of a job after all so may as well be fairly honest. Take that advice with a bucket of salt though because I'm still looking after <cough>, a year ... <cough, cough> ... or so.
jgwil2 2y ago
Don't lie. Do remove years that you received any degrees to make it harder for them to infer your age with certainty.

rcarmo 2y ago

Moving residence in the EU is not a trivial thing--housing, family, taxes, even language can play against you.

self_awareness 2y ago

This is a horrible advice. If a simple and harmless lie is detected, you destroy your credibility completely. Nothing you say will have any meaning, even if you prove it. You lied once, you can lie again. The risk of hiring you is very high, even if you fit the position nicely.

dukeyukey 2y ago

> Also you’re in the EU so could feasibly move You _could_, but reaslitically speaking the frictions with language, culture, and distance from family and friends probably makes this harder than maoving US -> Canada or vice-versa. The EU tried hard to overcome this, but they're fighting national differences and cultural borders older than Christianity.

smartis2812 2y ago

This is a horrible advice. Don't lie about anything in your resume/CV. If you get called out, your whole reputation and your whole CV then is in Question.

ghusto 2y ago
There are lies and there are "lies" waiting to be truths. If you can back it up on the fly, what's the harm?
- irvingprime 2y ago
  You can't back up lies on the fly. You're contradicting yourself now.
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- zepolen 2y ago
  Ah yes, I'm a brain surgeon. I'll figure it out while I'm operating on your obviously damaged one.
gizajob 2y ago
It's horrible advice yeah – but it deals with the reality of the situation. If you're freaked out by being 50 in a field that for some bizarre reason values youth and inexperience, then be 40. Nobody cares, particularly if you're working remote.

tgv 2y ago

I wouldn't recommend lying about age. That's going to backfire. Padding the resume isn't a bad idea. If you've worked in C, and taught yourself Go, you're senior in my book. I mean, you may not know the gnarly corners of the language and eco system, but that's easy enough to pick up.

piva00 2y ago

> Also you’re in the EU so could feasibly move to where needs your exact skill set. Uprooting your life when you are 25-30 is easier, can be a fun adventure, etc. Doing that when you are 50 is many layers more complicated. Lying is absolutely a no-no, there's no upside, you will be forever in debt about a lie and in the case of something as easily detected as your age you will lose all credibility for a stupid reason.

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gwbas1c 2y ago

> so could feasibly move Asking someone to move is usually quite unreasonable, unless there's legit problems where the person lives. A lot of people, especially people in their 50s, have roots that they just can't walk away from. Furthermore, software gigs tend to be much shorter than how often people stay in a location; and remote work in software is super-common today.

amerkhalid 2y ago

I believe it is illegal in the US to ask someone's age during interview. Only after you are hired and filling out paperwork is when they ask for your birthday. Not sure if it is same in the EU, but if it is illegal don't volunteer your age. No need to lie.

giantg2 2y ago
They don't need you're birthday to see you're old.

jacknews 2y ago

I definitely would not lie. But perhaps you can be economical with facts and/or 're-prioritize' them, if expedient, ie choose which cards to reveal and with what emphasis. Personally, I just tell it matter-of-fact as I see it, pretty much. You're looking for a good match of a job after all so may as well be fairly honest. Take that advice with a bucket of salt though because I'm still looking after <cough>, a year ... <cough, cough> ... or so.

jgwil2 2y ago

Don't lie. Do remove years that you received any degrees to make it harder for them to infer your age with certainty.