While my credentials are in no way a match to yours, I can relate to this a lot. The only two work arounds I could come up with have already been described by y

While my credentials are in no way a match to yours, I can relate to this a lot. The only two work arounds I could come up with have already been described by you: 1. Self-censor to align with the opening you're interviewing for: works fine until it doesn't. Even if you manage to get in, you'd likely be a miserable guy who happens to have a good bank balance. Been there, done that. 2. Start your own thing: As you said, hard evidence is going to be the best argument to back your claims up. I'm struggling with this a bit, but bootstrapping a small software business doesn't sound financially daunting to me. Worst case, a huge time sink with zero returns. Moving to parents' basement helps.