Can age be an asset when looking for a job?

If you are unemployed and over fifty, or even unemployed and over any age that people consider old, you may think that your age is a downside to your employment search. With age discrimination alive and well and continued myths of older workers still thriving, it is hard to believe that you can make your age an asset. 

But you can!

• Experience comes with age, not only in knowing the details of a job but older workers also have life experience, or things that you learn as you grow older. The accumulation of knowledge of a lifetime can be a benefit to any job. 
• Stability can be an important attribute of any employee of any age. Stability is often associated with older workers. 
• One common myth about older workers is the unwillingness to learn new things. Point out the fact that over the years you have continually learned new skills without objection. 
• Maturity in handling problems and handling difficult people can definitely be an asset.