>>It may be illegal, but generally when you see someone with some grey hair (sorry Cecil ;) it's not difficult to assume that he's not fresh out of school.
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>>>That's illegal. If you responded with a well-put comment to that effect, you could have perhaps guaranteed yourself the job.
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>It was the asking of his age that was illegal. That leaves him free to file discrimmination charges and the other party to have to justify not hiring him.

Wouldn't they expect to see DOB on a cv.

An agency told me not to put my DOB or dates on my CV last year (I guess that makes me old).