Keith Parkin, an unemployed job-hunter from Basingstoke, tells Louisa Peacock what it is like to have a young daughter but no job.
Keith Parkin, 53, is an out-of-work engineer who is looking for a senior
management job in the engineering and manufacturing industry.
He has begun a video diary with the Telegraph charting the ups and downs of
searching for a new job and what it is like to be in his early fifties and
unemployed.
In this video, Keith describes his frustration at not being able to find a
decent job and questions whether his age is getting in the way of
recruitment.
Like many jobseekers aged 50 or over, Keith has regularly been told he is "over-qualified"
for work, which he believes could be code for age discrimination......
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