1) Don't give up. 2) Try boring industries banks, insurance, local govt. 3) Be excellent at something and pretty good at everything else. 4) OK to be opinion

1) Don't give up. 2) Try boring industries banks, insurance, local govt. 3) Be excellent at something and pretty good at everything else. 4) OK to be opinionated about tech, but more important to be current. It may be a straight Java shop, but you should know what Clojure and Kotlin are if your a Java guy who's current. 5) Maintain your personal & professional networks. 6) Although it's very hard, try to remain upbeat. Enter every interview with the attitude that the interviewer is a friend who wants you to succeed. Good luck. Its hard but doable. (53 yo who just started a new role)