You could try quantifying the number of jobs available for different technologies. Then match up one of your existing skills with a large portion of the market

You could try quantifying the number of jobs available for different technologies. Then match up one of your existing skills with a large portion of the market (I would guess PHP + Python would be easiest because the others are either niche or have more difficult hiring processes). Settle on getting one particular type of job (e.g. Magento PHP developer), study a bit, and try practice interviews online while you apply. Worst case scenario the companies won't like you and you'll be turned down. It sounds like the hiring managers are getting mixed up by your resume. If you aren't already doing this, you should focus your resume for the specific job and leave out years of experience in other non-applicable technologies. It wouldn't hurt to include a few links to your open source work in the resume if you've been coding in X language for years (you could try contributing to a popular open source project too but that might be tough). There are likely resume review processes you could use that could give you advice (btw, feel free to post a link if you already have it in digital format and I'd check it out). For getting in the door with a junior/mid level job you should try using a recruiter. They get a bad rap but their interests mostly align with yours at this point. They get paid when you land a job so they'll hound employers pretty aggressively and fight to bump up your hourly rate. Try updating your LinkedIn profile with a format tailored to the type of job you want to get and they'll probably reach out to you. Already having 2 years of development experience is good. People have varying opinions on whether to multi-task during your job search so you could hold down a side job or do freelance work. Since you haven't been in the industry for a few years I would probably suggest just going all in on prepping. Focus on what technology you want to hone, tailor your profiles for that, practice interviewing/project building with that, and put applications out.