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In addition to the advice given by the others, I would suggest to maybe participate in the Advent-of-code ( https://adventofcode.com/ ). It started a few days ago but you should be able to quickly catch up. You might do it to get back into coding, put it on a resume or just for fun (my reason to do it). But the community around it ( https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/ ) is really great and it's a lot of fun! It al…
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That is very encouraging to hear. Did he propose the 3 month trial contract or you guys? I thought of offering such a thing but not sure if it seems too desperate. Thank you for your comment.
I think we did, but I have no direct knowledge. In your shoes, I wouldn't be afraid to propose it - but only to a potential employer that you think is serious, but the work gap is a real issue for them.
If I was on the fence about hiring someone because I wasn't sure they would do the job and they offered to drop the price it would make me think that person is also not confident that they could do the job.
As a hiring manager, there is more on the line than the employee's salary. Making a bad hire can hurt morale, reduce productivity, and hurt the hiring manager's reputation. Having that extra money in your budget won't outweigh the potential damage that could be done.
During a job search you need to make those risks seem as small as possible.