Desperate times sometimes need desperate measures, knowing that you still have a lot of skills that are necessary to help companies grow, and you know that you are being discriminated against because of your age, then try this method. Make a list of all the people that you impacted throughout your career, make sure that these are people that you trust and would take your phone call or answer your email. Write down a short “elevator pitch” or selling yourself to the people on Shark Tank. Create your groveling dialogue and try it out with a few key friends. I recommend that you try it on some family members or friends first! I know firsthand that I should’ve done that before I made my first groveling call. I reached out to a gentleman who worked for me for several years and has moved up the corporate ladder at another company. He took my phone call and I started telling them that I needed a work opportunity and he broke up laughing. He said,” Can’t believe what I heard!” I guess when he was crying when he left the office for the last time, that it was not for the same reason that I thought it was.