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no career change or development or coaching options for actual adults?

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I am exhausted, and find it very hard to visit all those websites associated with autism and employment to only find out they focus on young people or don't provide any support or job boards at all apart from generic advice. Like the DWP... which is one of the must unhelpful services out there. 

I am over 45 and although my CV looks pretty good I cannot land a job. I fail at each and every interview. This can be misunderstanding of what is expected and the sheer lack of ability to perform without performing. 

I am at my wits end. I even looked at apprenticeships. 

Now that DEI is out of fashion it all seems even more hopeless.

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  • Its a very difficult jobs market right now - so don't be too hard on yourself

    There may be some charity/volunteer job clubs that may be geared more to older people - so do look

    Also "Access to Work" is also supposed to cover job hunting too - the wait time is approx 30 weeks  or was when i applied end of last year, but given the market I would just get an application for that in, just in case.

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  • Its a very difficult jobs market right now - so don't be too hard on yourself

    There may be some charity/volunteer job clubs that may be geared more to older people - so do look

    Also "Access to Work" is also supposed to cover job hunting too - the wait time is approx 30 weeks  or was when i applied end of last year, but given the market I would just get an application for that in, just in case.

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