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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, it would depend, OP. I've had career changing interns in the past and they often did not take constructive criticism as well as their younger peers and were more resistant or set in their ways.

Some were visibly uncomfortable reporting to me as well as I was around their age, sometimes younger.[/quote]

I agree with this PP. I was responsible for hiring/managing interns at a nonprofit (thinktank) while in my 20s and honestly I never wanted to hire an intern who was significantly older/more experienced, mostly because I was concerned about their being so overqualified that they wouldn't get much out of the internship. Some internships are pretty mundane and I would personally feel awkward asking someone with a lot of professional experience to do things like basic admin work. The one time I made an exception, the guy I hired completely blew off the work because he considered it a waste of his time.

That being said, I think your problem may be more related to the job market than your age. It's just tough right now. I had been looking for work (while employed) on and off for a couple years before I found something.[/quote]

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