Association executives vying for senior staff jobs may want to think twice before spending time combing over a bald spot or dyeing gray hair brown before an interview. That’s because leading recruiters, outplacement providers and career coaches say if you have the right skills and attitude, being in your 50s won’t hurt your chances of landing a C-level association job. “Fifty is the new 40,” said Leonard Pfeiffer of Washington, D.C.-based executive search firm Leonard Pfeiffer & Company. “There is no stigma whatsoever about looking for a job over 50.” “Sixty is the new 50,” said Paul Belford, a principal at executive recruitment firm JDG Associates, Ltd., in Rockville,… Read More