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Henry Lederfeind, 56, spent decades running his own manufacturing business, building a career full of expertise, problem-solving, and hands-on experience. When he started looking for a new role, he assumed it would be straightforward — after all, he had the skills, the know-how, and the drive. But the modern job market was different. Applications went unanswered, interviews never came, and he began to feel the sting of age bias. He recalls, “I thought, ‘Well, maybe I’m too old…’ I tried a lot to look for jobs, but the ones that I was sure [were] the right position and the right field never called me for an interview.” Everything started to shift when Henry attended an AARP Jobs Workshop in Tampa, Florida. “They gave us some good hints on how to build a good LinkedIn profile and a good résumé. And I changed those," he says. At the workshop, he learned practical strategies to navigate today’s job market: age-proofing his résumé, using keywords to get past automated screening tools and presenting his decades of experience as a true asset. Beyond tools and tips, the workshop offered something equally valuable: renewed confidence. Seeing others in the same situation sharing questions and experiences helped Henry realize he wasn’t alone. What had once felt like an impossible search began to feel manageable and even hopeful. Check the comment section for the link to the full article to read more about Henry’s journey and learn how AARP workshops are helping older adults in today’s job market.