If there was a older technical person who was over 50 who realizes that he needs to re-train himself to use newer technologies ( and then actually does that on his own, going to school to learn them for instance ) who applied to your company and was willing to take a significant pay cut from what he was used to simply to get out of unemployment and be a productive worker again, would you hire him ? ( Let’s say he doesn’t mind working with gays who play video games or girls with green hair ).
They would certainly get to the next round, at least. It comes down to timing - who else had applied at the same time and, just as importantly, how much money have we set aside for expansion.
We just signed up a 40 year old to work from her home writing product descriptions for one of our jewelry businesses. She had a background in web design and worked for a jewelry group, making her a perfect match. She was willing to try the system it’s going to be a great deal for everyone involved. In her case, we are paying as an independent contractor and she can do as much or little work as she needs, depending upon her schedule.