Ravenx
I'll second that, don't wish to be branded a whinger here on Pprune but I do feel you have a valid point.
I realise times have been tough in the industry over the last couple of years, but after sending out countless CVs, last box of good quality paper bought 6 months ago was enough for 80, I have secured the sum total of 1 interview.
The feedback I get is that us oldies are likely to struggle through the type rating, why should we? Out of the 12 or so on my ATPL course, only 4 of us passed all 14 first time, all over 30. The reason, most had sold their grannies to finance the course and have families to support. So come on chief pilots and HR departments, give us a go, you never know we olduns just might surprise you.