• 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  Because they’re outdated.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?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn0VTEHFI_s