This is very tough. I've seen my dad struggle through the same. He's been without a stable job since 2010. He'd sent out dozens of resumes daily for the last 4

This is very tough. I've seen my dad struggle through the same. He's been without a stable job since 2010. He'd sent out dozens of resumes daily for the last 4 years. He recently got a contract, and hopes this will turn into a full employment one day. What seemed to change his luck was that he stopped claiming 25+ years of direct relevant experience on his resume, and changed that to 6+ years. He got an offer within a week of doing that. That, and an improving economy seemed to have helped.