Aug 22, 2026 – 5.00amJacqueline Freeman was headhunted into every senior role she’d held in media and advertising. But when she reached her late 40s, the headhunting stopped.“It was like someone had turned the lights off,” she says.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Hannah TattersallEditor, AFR Rich ListHannah Tattersall is the editor of the AFR Rich List. She was previously a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
Over 45 and looking for work? ‘It’s like someone turned the lights off’
Australia’s employers are discarding veteran talent, as ageism, whether algorithmic or otherwise, forces experienced mid-career workers out of the market.
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