6 Tips for Acing a Job Interview After Age 50

"Give an example of when you have dealt with a workplace conflict when you have disagreed with a superior and [explain] how you handled that."

Just what is the 'right' answer for that question? What works with one superior may not work with another --including the superior who is answering the question. Questions like these serve to put a future employee on the spot--in a confrontational way.

Yes, I do have a few answers for that question, bu would they please the interviewer!

Like most of these employment articles, the writer provides few answers. How helpful is that?

Marty of CA 8:37PM November 01, 2009

I worked for five different organizations before retiring at age 61. One was the military for 25 years, another was Federal Civil Service for 16 years. In between the two I worked for a very large aircraft company, a smallish subsidiary of another large defense/aircraft company, and another middle-sized think tank. None of the intermediate companies realized my potential and my wealth of experience and were only interested in filling vacancies in their groups. By getting back into the government as a civil servent I opened a treasure chest of opportunities and under the guidance of an older supervisor who knew how to make the Federal Regulations work for him, I did right well. He knew my latent value, things I didn't even know. He mentored me while we were together, establishing what as I went on to more challenging positions I found to be an exciting and rewarding career. We were both "older workers" Your six points reminded me of the value to having older workers around who had the experience and desire to speed proteges on their way. These times are a golden opportunity for companies to tap high potential talent for relatively inexpensive costs by hiring the Over Fifties.

Edmund Clark of FL 5:28PM October 16, 2009