In these situations, young teams have a clear need for managers who have experienced these situations. There are many specialist interim recruitment companies with which to register.Aine Hurely of the IT Practice at the head-hunters, Odgers International: There is certainly a perception that technology companies should be staffed by people in their twenties and thirties, especially where a younger age profile is seen as desirable for succession or team planning reasons. More than 15 per cent of IT directors are now interim, and demand is growing. That way, you can set yourself up as a consultant, focusing on an area of strength from your previous employment. One skill much in demand is the ability to translate IT concepts into business benefits, and to take commercial ideas and define overall IT approaches We are reaching an age when IT is business and vice versa This will bring many new opportunities for you Interim management is another option.

Be prepared to relocate, if necessary, or perhaps work for a younger boss or even take a salary cut for the right job.David Taylor, President of Certus, the association of IT Directors in the UK: If you have any redundancy money to spare, develop a small website with a design student It need not be expensive. Therefore, you may want to consider transferring your skills from a consultancy environment to a more traditional sector such as manufacturing, finance or public administration. You will probably have to be flexible and make some compromises if you want to find another job. The UK, in particular, stands out as an "early-retirement market" with some of the least positive attitudes. The findings show that managers over 50 years old were perceived to be better suited than younger colleagues to more conventional positions such as general management (75 per cent) and finance, but not to more "modern" jobs such as IT and marketing (8 per cent). People say anti-ageism policies exist in the workplace, but there is no proof that I am less flexible than my younger peers nor slower to learn.

What can I do to get around the perception that I'm only fit for early retirement? S Cartledge, LondonThe solutionsMark Knapper of Search & Selection Consultancy, Macmillan Davies Hodes: We recently carried out research among 1,500 European managers which confirms that stereotyping among employers is widespread across Europe and is totally at odds with what managers themselves think. They play Glasgow Barrowlands (0141-339 8383) Sat, then tour countrywide. The problem I am 47 years old and was in a management role for an IT firm until it was taken over four months ago. Since my redundancy, I have applied for numerous jobs and been interviewed for a couple, but had no luck. I don't think that I am alone in believing that I'm in my prime, and with years of experience in this industry. It is, though, a thrilling record that sees the band expanding their musical horizons in ambitious fashion," Nigel Williamson, The Times.Where You Can See ItSupergrass is on release from Parlophone records.

Their new album hints at a variety of influences - from The Beatles on "Shotover Hill" and "Eon", to The Stones on tracks such as "Pumping on Your Stereo". What They Say About It"There are major changes to the sound, though sadly they appear to involve moving the short distance from Supergrass to Supertramp. Instead of adding to their appeal, the harpsichord runs, backwards guitars and ethereal strings serve to obscure the kernel of pop inspiration at the heart of these songs," Andy Gill, The Independent."What Supergrass bring to the party is skill, tightness, conviction and, from Gaz, one of the most electrifying voices in pop. These are enough to make a very listenable album; some thoughts and concerns of the band's own would be required to make an essential one," Nicholas Barber, The Independent on Sunday."This is neither an album to change the face of pop nor a signpost to the next millennium. The enduring Britpoppers - Gazza Coombes on vocals and guitar, Mickey Quinn on vocals and bass and drummer Danny Goffey, are still going strong, despite never really hitting the supernova heights of Oasis or Blur.

What Is It? Don't imagine that the band's inability to come up with a name for their third album means they're not firing on all cylinders. Unfortunately the censor hasn't the critical frame of reference required to fully make sense of the films being pushed its way Meanwhile the pressure is set to continue. Film director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves and Europa) has discussed launching a line of hard-core porn movies. Should these ever come to light, will the BBFC know for sure whether the latest outpouring from a darling of European cinema is an outstanding work of art or just porn?A new edition of Laurence O'Toole's `Pornocopia: Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire', (Serpent's Tail pounds 8.99), is available from 14 OctoberTomorrowPorn and the academics; and Hollywood directors Mike Figgis and Paul Thomas Anderson discuss making better porn movies. (Interestingly, the source material for the eagerly awaited Blair Witch Project was Cannibal Holocaust, another banned video nasty.)These days Britain's film censor seems to be almost constantly under fire about sex on film - from the sex industry, European cinema, the British Government, or, inevitably, the Daily Mail. A movie which a former film censor once described as "the pornography of terror", is now freely available at your local video store This is also finally true of The Exorcist.