Two pieces of advice: 1) Think of getting hired as a numbers game, and think of applying for a job as a sales process. That means having a funnel for companies

Two pieces of advice: 1) Think of getting hired as a numbers game, and think of applying for a job as a sales process. That means having a funnel for companies, e.g. "discovered -> openings available -> resume drop -> recruiter screen -> interview round 1,2,3 -> offer". Make a spreadsheet and start filling it; don't just list companies you know about, start googling tech you're interested in to find more companies you can add. If certain types of interviews seem to go better, look for similar companies you can add, too (as musesum suggested) 2) As others have said, gaming the interview process (with e.g. leetcode) can only help you. Perhaps unlike other commenters, though, my advice (based on a friend's long-term unemployment situation) is to focus on fixing "only interviewed once or twice a year" rather than "my skills no doubt became somewhat outdated," at least for a few months. If you do notice a big drop-off in your funnel (recruiter screen, first round interview) then focus on that part.