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80% of professionals who try a career pivot after 40 fail.
Not because they’re old.
Because they’re outdated.Yesterday, we hosted a brutally honest panel discussion on:
“Can You Successfully Do a Career Pivot After 40 — or Is It Too Late?”And the truth we uncovered was simple:
The job market doesn’t care about age.
It cares about relevance.Here’s what’s actually happening to 40+ job seekers (based on 2024–2025 hiring data):
Experience plateau: After 15–20 years, most professionals stop learning but expect bigger salaries.
Zero digital footprint: Recruiters can’t find you because your LinkedIn is stuck in 2016.
Skill mismatch: Job descriptions have evolved. Your resume hasn’t.
Interview bias: Companies prefer “faster onboarding” talent — not “senior, resistant to change” profiles.
Networking collapse: 40+ professionals try to find jobs through job boards instead of people.
Narrative failure: You talk like your past matters. Recruiters want to know if your future is useful.
These symptoms show up again and again when I coach 40+ professionals.
So the real question isn’t:
“Can you pivot after 40?”
It’s:
“Are you willing to reinvent?”
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