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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even young people look old these days. If you look reasonably OK and are well groomed you're good to go assuming you know the Tech and all[/quote]

Well, my DH is overweight and grey, so maybe he has a point?[/quote]

Get him a glow up. Tech bod is fine, but maybe color that hair, nice glasses and some premium hoodies[/quote]

Pink or blue tip on the hair and a bushy beard can take off 20 years of aging. Put on funky glasses or shades, erase another 7-10 years.[/quote]Looks are one thing, year of graduation is another. A verifiable legally legit background/reference check is common if "Bachelor degree + 3 years or 7 years experience" is the req.  College degree isn't protected under "age discrimination".[/quote]

The background checks and details are not done by the hiring manager. In fact at Google, a hiring committee has to give a hire/no hire decision based on the feedback of interviews by peers. As a candidate you don't meet individuals in the hiring committee and they assess you based on notes from all the interviewers which number 4-5. If you've been through this grueling af process it is actually good for minimizing the chance of age discrimination (its not foolproof though). By the time you are asked for college transcripts you are probably a very viable candidate - but this is not info. the hiring manager necessarily sees. Obviously it doesn't stop someone from using the internet for more information.

50+ who had a good experience interviewing with Google[/quote]

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