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I'm notoriously bad at gauging age by looks. I believe some of the interviewers are younger than me but most seem roughly my age. The teams themselves do tend to be younger.

Thank you for this thoughtful reply. I really appreciate the advice, and I'll try to emulate it as best I can.

I don't bluntly say anything like that at interviews, and try very hard not to imply it via subtext. I put a lot of effort into being a confident interviewee, who knows their stren…

I've never been able to take rejection well, as I have next to no self esteem. I am trying to just push it out of my mind but the nagging thought of "I'm really just terrible" keep…

I didn't intend to sound entitled. I'm just terrified that I won't find something. I haven't been unemployed since starting my career, and you must admit that the usual line we hea…

I am under 35, but I'm older than most of the people I've worked with. I hear mutterings of age discrimination on occasion throughout the community but I don't have any reason to b…

I have been running through a few of the language books I've accumulated. I'm terrible at learning things through pedagogy and generally learn during the process of getting somethi…

Thanks for the encouragement and offer. I may email you.

I do have a small number of mini side projects up on GitHub. I wouldn't mind doing another one, but can't come up with an idea for it. Also, it's tough to concentrate in my current…

I haven't. I will ask around to see if any of them have time.

I tried Hired and Indeed Prime and got accepted, but got only one response. It is still active, but they are very slow to get back to me. I wasn't aware of the others, so I will lo…

I agree, five isn't that many. I meant it more like "I've only gotten five, even with all this work." I don't know where else to apply and interview. I've worked all my connections…

I have tried this a few times, and I've never gotten anything more than the general "culture" or "we went with other great candidates" response. It is incredibly frustrating and un…

I was laid off from a defunct startup a month ago and have been unsuccessfully looking for work ever since. I live in a large tech center in the US and have applied to many places …