My displacement happened after 21 years with the same company at the age of 47. A new CEO, a changing of the guard, so to speak. I have struggled for the past 6 years. I am either over-qualified or under-qualified (generally based on specific industry experience). I can learn any technology and have successfully managed technical people, complex global projects and successfully transitioned between vastly different industries. However, in a recent interview I couldn’t correctly identify 25 IT acronyms, which were hurled at me in rapid succession. Is this what my decades of experience are boiled down to? In spite of the fact that specific IT applications can easily be learned, it is usually the lack of specific knowledge that seems to be my downfall and yet for several jobs I have been told, “You are clearly over qualified. Why would you want this job?” How do I explain that I am either over qualified or under qualified? How do I convince employers that I would look forward to being appreciated for the skills I bring to the table, even if it means I need to start at the bottom? I would welcome suggestions.