>My advice to you is to get some kind of degree while you're looking for a job so at least you can show it in the future. That's a possibility for me. I'd like

>My advice to you is to get some kind of degree while you're looking for a job so at least you can show it in the future. That's a possibility for me. I'd like to learn more low-level work through CS or ECE. The million dollar question though is if it's feasible to enroll full-time while also balancing it with a job that can pay all of your bills, and keep your sanity. I'm not necessarily into night school or online school, either. >Also, keep this in mind, people are more likely to hire people that look like themselves so when you go into these interviews make sure you don't stand out. Make sure that from the start they feel that you are part of the team. How can this be achieved before you have met most of the team? And does this also mean in terms of physical appearance? I think they're more willing to be flexible, though, if they are promoting hiring in conjunction with "culture add" instead of culture fit. >You should also look into going to mock interviews so that your interviewers can let you know what they thought you did well and what you did bad. I used Pramp a short time ago, and got rated 2/7 or 3/7 in most of the qualities they grade on the mock interview. I can take more mock interviews, so going to practice there again. Also, although not a mock interview, I took the Triplebyte interview and got some good feedback on what I need to work on the technical front. Looks like those jobs where I had little physical contact with other programmers were holding me back lots!