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You don't mention how you're finding jobs, but my main advice would be to get referred to jobs. Let everyone you work with, and which you share a mutual respect
by clebio 13y ago
You don't mention how you're finding jobs, but my main advice would be to get referred to jobs. Let everyone you work with, and which you share a mutual respect with, know that you're looking -- seed your network. Also go to meetups and any sort of external events you can (user-groups for software products, etc). Because, as others mention, being referred helps immensely.
Also as others mention, confidence in the interview is something you can develop. Practice. Practice speaking, practice the white-boarding (somehow... maybe record yourself at home with video and watch it), or use the public forums (the meetups). I've taken to recording myself reading the Harvard Sentences, to hear how I sound. Whatever works for you.
Finally, it's just a numbers game, the long game.... It. Takes. Time. The whole process always takes longer than I expect. Keep searching, try to not get emotionally attached to it, because it's such a roller-coaster ride ('I had five rounds of interviews, we had good rapport! .... [two weeks later, after silence: no-go decision]), and lay low in your current job because a paycheck is nice to have in the meanwhile.