Candidate rejected 225 times - why?

After 225 failed job applications, over a five-month period, one glum jobseeker fears ageism may be the reason behind his unsuccessful campaign to find employment.

Paul Fennel, 61, has been looking for work “non-stop” since November, telling The Huddersfield Daily Examiner that he’s put out up to ten job applications per day.

With previous work as a coal miner, millworker and salesman, Fennel has also been employed as a £35,000-a-year manager for a telecoms firm.

Fennel retains confidence in his abilities – having sold everything from insurance to burglar alarms – but fears that employers baulk at his age.