atw: Re: CV and interview advice

Brian said:
> ... when people ask in an interview how old I am, I invariably
> say 175. If they push harder, I ask them what part of the
> Discrimination legislation that want me to cite them for.
Wow. Is this common? I've _never_ been asked my age at an interview. If it did come up, I think I'd be tempted to evade it, not because I'm that bothered ((cough) forty-six!), but because it seems so irrelevant. Years of relevant experience: yes. Years on Earth: no.
I might say something like, "Well, the first LP I bought with my own money was Slade Alive." If they reply "what's an ell-pee?" or "why didn't you just download it?" I would take that as not such an encouraging sign. If they say, "Slade, they're great!" or, even better, start singing Get Down and Get With It at top note, I would take that as very encouraging. Either way, I'd assume the decision was already made.
As others have said, if in other respects they thought I was the best qualified person for the contract, but they'll give it to someone else purely because I remember that Patrick Troughton is the real Doctor Who, then they're probably not people I want to work for anyway. 

Stuart
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