Try being late 50s-early 60s. From the middle of 2017 to the middle of 2021 I applied for probably more than 200 jobs that I was very qualified for. Less than 10 even responded. I had three interviews and got two jobs out of it (both temp). One place that didn't respond was one that I did work temp for through Volt. They didn't respond because they didn't think they could afford me. One company even invited me to apply for a job that their screening system said I wasn't qualified for...I'm fully retired now (sort of...), but it's ugly out there.