Well, that's bad advice. Few things are more pathetic than a middle-aged man trying to look hip. But it is fair of you to notice that I don't agree with the article either.
My point was, it is reasonable for an interviewer to notice my dress and what it says about me. Dress reasonably professionally and appropriately and it won't be a problem.
For me to try to figure out today's sneakers would just be a disaster. I have good business casual shoes and they'll do fine.
It might be reasonable for an interview to notice how you dress. It's certainly not reasonable for an interviewer to discriminate against you because you don't dress like a 25 y/o. The article is about age discrimination.
Given that age discrimination is real, blind interviews could potentially help reduce the effects.
They're AARP, noticing age discrimination is their mission. Myself, I don't see much of it out there.
"Blind" interviews would be bad for everybody. Zoom is already bad enough. There is an enormous amount of information conveyed by facial expression. I can tell by the look on your face if you aren't following me, or if you are super in-tune with it and I get more complicated still.
If we're going to generalize, I suspect that most older candidates would be better at reading and reacting to such nonverbal signals.
My point was, it is reasonable for an interviewer to notice my dress and what it says about me. Dress reasonably professionally and appropriately and it won't be a problem.
For me to try to figure out today's sneakers would just be a disaster. I have good business casual shoes and they'll do fine.