Why This Matters
A 50-year-old restart trades energy for leverage — play the leverage.
Play It Right
Network as primary channel (not portals)
Experience framed as de-risking
Rate/salary floor decided
Modern-stack signal shipped
Consulting bridge considered
Gotchas & Consequences
Job portals age-filter silently; humans don’t — go through humans.
Underpricing “just to get in” anchors years of underpayment.
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