Ageism – A new form of discrimination in technology
Age is one point that some people might consciously or unconsciously weigh against a candidate. But there are many such points, and there is no reason you have to reveal your age early if you think it hurts you. It sounds like you are looking for remote work without a portfolio. You have a lot of drive and curiosity and probably know a whole lot, but how can you demonstrate to somebody who would hire you that you actually complete work independently? This seems like a bigger obstacle than age alone. I&#x27;m at the beginning of a job hunt myself and I&#x27;m finding it hard to take the time to make a portfolio that really reflects my best efforts. But I don&#x27;t see another way to show what I know. The reasons you want to work remote are not important (to an employer). You probably won&#x27;t flip anybody who doesn&#x27;t want to hire remote. Everybody has reasons. I would think the priorities are:<p>- will this person &quot;show up&quot; and communicate effectively? Your blog post implies that yes, you will, and that&#x27;s good.<p>- will the work get done?<p>Can you distill all your experiences into some examples of examples of code you have written that does something resembling what you want to be hired to do? Are there open source projects to which you can contribute to show that you can work remotely with others?