Originally Posted by
gsteinb
Strikes me as odd that you lump high school as being irrelevant for a guy in his mid-late 50s when applying for a job as 'what have you done for me lately.' Why should we hire you Mr. Gsteinb? "Well, 37 years ago I .... And this isn't a call for folks not to think outside the box or cast their accomplishments in the best most unique light possible. But let's not commit career suicide folks.
My point made over 30 days ago was tell a story about how the company/school will be better with you. And - put a conversation hook out there. For me, the name of my HS (don't say it is a HS, just name it) does that. Naming a college education does nothing.
I'm not hired for being mature, so that is not a concern. At 50+ I could see being mature as a liability (as posting on BF).