[edbaskerville]

I'm 41, haven't had a normal full-time job in my adult life (unless you count 5 years of grad school), and I will go seriously looking for work in a couple months!

I have no evidence for the following outlook, but I'm depending on it: if you're educated, if you're skilled, if you're a motivated learner, and if you have a good attitude, then you're not unhireable. Rather, you're in a rather enviable, privileged position relative to society at large.

Maybe you won't find your dream job immediately, but my guess is you'll be fine in the big picture.

[user_named]

Well, you clearly don't know how hiring works. If your resume looks off you're not getting anywhere. No matter how motivated.

[kasdi]

Isn't this a self-fulfilling prophecy? Giving up can't end in success.