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The video chat or video clip easily leads to age discrimination. This is widespread in the tech industry. I had a team of three, aged 50+, lined up to apply for a grant for a crypto project. When I saw requirement for video recording of team, I knew it was not worth any more effort. It was not a video Q&A, it was a recorded video statement for the application. Of course it is racist eerrrr age-ist

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A friend of mine, my age, had problem landing interviews. When he did the an uncomfortable pattern emerged. He did very well until the video interview. After that, crickets, no calls at all. In one case he had no less than five phone (no video) interviews as he moved through the hiring funnel in this company. Code interviews, business interviews, etc. He was even told he was a great candidate. After the video interview, not even one smoke signal. Nothing.

After months of frustration he decided to dye his hair to make it far less gray. He didn't like to do that at all, but he felt he has no choice. Not long after that he told me the difference in treatment was so obvious it just floored him. His video interviews led to follow-up interviews and he finally landed a job.

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