As an older worker in Connecticut, what's it like trying to find a new job? Here's what we learned.

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5. Was in the same boat 6 years ago

Had been an IT Manager for a number of companies for over 30 years, my last job was with a local privately owned telecom company running their IT service and support division, and had been with them for about 7 years when the owner decided to retire and sell the company. It took 1 month from the time it was announced that the company was sold till it changed hands, and when the new owner cleaned house, the offered me a position as a excusive contractor. Had a big decision to make, I was 62 at the time and had for years toyed with the fact of doing my own thing, but never pulled the trigger. There was a lot of safety in always having a paycheck coming in to count on, and of course the benefits. However, I decided that if it was going to happen, that was the time and I pulled that trigger and formed my own business. Best move I ever made, although the sleepless nights for the first year was no picnic. Sometimes you just need to stop looking outside for the solution and look within, it's there, you just need to listed closely and have faith in yourself (that was the hard part for me).

Ageism is real, and you just need to accept and deal the things you can control, that isn't one of them, it is what it is.