And you just turned 35. Older techies are finding it difficult to sustain the upward spirals of their early careers in an industry that favors younger, cheaper labor. But then I had people calling me in their 30s and 40s saying they were running into difficulties applying for jobs or finding that they weren't getting serious consideration. Kostek says he was shocked when an engineer called and related his experience with one recruiter. Not every engineer goes into management, and not every engineer makes millions off an IPO and retires early.
Most engineers have to keep working.
Kostek says America will have a hard time attracting people to the profession, if the industry continues to push people out earlier and earlier. Vintage means anyone over 35. Payson started SeniorTechs in 1998 when he heard about the estimated 346,000 IT job vacancies, as reported by the Information Technology Association of America. The number of openings is expected to grow, and there aren't enough recent graduates to fill them. Payson wants IT companies to hire the people in his registry, who are anxious to work again.