I'm a middle-aged professional who is sick and tired of hearing how employers are clamouring for staff in this province. I can't tell you how many jobs I've applied for in my own field over the last several months only to rarely hear back, and the interviews I do get, I'm always asked, "You have so much experience, are you sure you won't get bored? Or, "Will the pay be enough for you?" Needless to say, these are always followed by a "Sorry" email or phone call, and "Can we keep your resume on file for the future?" I highly suspect that the latter is just to soften the blow. The jobs that do suit the amount of experience I have aren't responding because I don't have a degree tagged to my 35 years of experience. I've also applied to jobs that do just manage to cover the bills, but nothing else, only to be told I don't have any retail experience, server experience, no "fill in the blanks" experience, so I really am suspect about employers saying they aren't able to find someone, especially a Canadian. And no, I am not on benefits because the 3-month temporary job I did get did not give me enough hours. A friend who is in the same position, told me that it's not sexism that's the problem when it comes to hiring now, but ageism. I doubt that we are not the only ones. Plain and simple, we need a job, a decent job, any job and we can't find one in this province of supposedly desperate employers! Oh yes, if I see one more commercial for how Service Canada has upgrading programs for my age group, I will scream – Alberta is not part of the program!