I ran into several snags during the hiring process. Recently I thought I finally found a job that was a great fit & the employer was in the final stages of the hiring process verifying my professional references. They received several outstanding references however claimed they needed a reference from one of my past supervisors. This proved to be a problem as my former bosses had retired & moved on. They also could not verify my Bachelors Degree. This was because the college I attended 24 years ago was no longer around. One Human Resources Rep said they needed my date of birth for the verification process. I reluctantly gave it however I thought this was illegal. Another strange item was that the IT hiring manager un-officially made me an offer of employment. This was before degree verification & before I gave my date of birth.
I found out later that the Bachelors Degree was not a requirement for the position.
What I need help with is being I no longer can contact my former college for degree verification, am I forced to leave this off my Resume’? Also, what should I do concerning my supervisory references who are either retired or moved out of the area? If there are any other pointers on how to handle the age discrimination factor, I would be very interested in hearing about these.