There is nothing quite as depressing as feeling as if you have wasted the past 20 years of your life. I had always picked up jobs pretty swiftly in the past, whether it was full-time roles or freelance work, but job hunting in my 50s was brutal. To read my step-by-step guide to 'CV Botoxing', sign up to Morning Mail to get the exclusive DailyMail+ article FREE of charge in Friday's newsletter. Want to stay up to date on the Daily Mail's breaking news, best stories of the day and overnight reporting? In the Morning Mail newsletter, we bring together the latest headlines, incisive commentary and great reads right to your inbox every day at 7am for free.