Remember that blog the other day
            
"Should Mark give up trying to get a job?"
            
Well, over the last few days, I've received a flood of emails from other Daily Success Boost readers who, not too long ago, were in the exact same position:
            
Over the age of 50, struggle to get interviews (even though they have all the qualifications for the role and decades' worth of valuable experience) – and they're thinking about giving up on getting back into work again.
            
Can you relate?

Last week, a Daily Success Boost reader sent me the following message.
            
(Let's call him "Mark" – I changed his name for privacy reasons.)
            
It breaks my heart when I receive messages like this, but I wanted to share it with you today because I know there are a lot of "Marks" reading this now.
            
Here it is:

A few weeks back, I was catching up with an old friend of mine.
            
She was complaining about her dating life.
            
It turns out she'd just met this guy called Ryan, and had gone on a few dates with him, only to be disappointed.
            
You see, Ryan seemed like a great catch.

It's been a while since we talked about Judy.

Just in case you're new to this blog

Perhaps you've seen one of those science experiments where biologists merge together thousands of photographs and create an "average" face?

Well, that's Judy.

I have a friend who's great at beating slot machines.

You know when you're at a casino or a hotel, and every now and then you'll hear a stack of coins come crashing down while some guy cheers?

Well, he's usually that guy.

And it's because he knows a "secret".

We've spoken a lot about being a diamond lately.

So today, here are five things you can do every morning to step out into the world as a diamond -- i.e. a diamond job candidate, a diamond employee, a diamond friend, a diamond manager, etc.

Actually, let me rephrase that.

Let's talk about job interviews.

Do you remember when you were a kid, and you used to play that game with your friends: "If a genie suddenly appeared and granted you three wishes, what would you wish for?"

(I always wished for superpowers -- like my favorite superhero Wolverine, also my wife's favorite superhero because she loves Hugh Jackman.)

Back when I was in business school, my professor taught me something I'll never forget. She was talking about hiring employees:

"Alan, hiring someone is a lot like choosing a bottle of wine in the store. You can't actually taste it until you purchase it and take it home."

"This means, no matter how exquisite the wine may taste, no matter how much genius went into making it, all you can really do is judge it by the label."

A reader named John recently shared this tip with us.
            
Telephone interviews can feel a little strange sometimes.
            
Especially if you’re slouching around in your jeans and t-shirt. The collision of two different worlds can sometimes make it difficult to feel comfortable.
            
So something a lot of folks do – to get into the right mindset and improve their confidence – is, they’ll dress up as if they were going to a “real” interview.

This week, I want to talk about something that can kill your chances in your next job interview and stretch out your job search.

I'm talking about job search burnout:

After all your hard work, applying and interviewing, often the only response is silence...

It can seem like you're getting rejected over and over again. And at times, that just hurts.