<prompt> Human: Hey so like the title says my dad has been unemployed for 6 months. He has a college degree and a ton of experience. He has applied to over 60 jobs in this time he keeps them all in a little book and hasnt been hired even with jobs with the exact same title he previously had. He has some reason to believe that his former employer is being a poor reference and because of this has removed him from his resume. He has gone to a place that looks at and improves his resume. I know many of you will say he is near retirement or that he should have saved enough by this point but a cancer diagnosis in 2014 drained a lot of this savings. Retirement isnt really an option for him or my mother at this point and I believe its hard for him to get a job due to his age. Do you have any advice for me that I could give to him that would allow him to find more success. We live in a larger city US so number of jobs isnt really a problem but he keeps applying and is slightly discouraged that he hasnt gotten one. He keeps applying but Im sure he would welcome any advice you guys had. TLDR: Dad has been unemployed for 6 months despite applying for jobs he was definitely qualified for. Advice needed.  <response>: Try to find groups that are professional meetings for whatever he does, or companies that are closely related to your field. As as programmer, Microsoft hosts meetings about using their tools for programming. Try to find group for people that do the same thing he does. Making friends and networking is a great way to find a job. Its how Ive gotten 75 of my jobs. 