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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My spouse is older and no issue getting a job.  But, instead of focusing on SAHD, focus on what you have done, especially certifications and keeping up with new technology.[/quote]

Your spouse was out of market for a decade?[/quote]

He didn't get his IT degree till his early 40's and had to start from the bottom.  OP will have to work his way up again.  The issue is getting his foot in the door.[/quote]

Getting a degree older is way different than 9 year gap. OP should consider returning to school if he can’t get any leads [/quote]

He needs to return to school with that long of a gap and not keeping up.[/quote]

OP here. I already have an MBA and a Masters in Computer Science. What would you recommend taking in school?[/quote]

NO!!! No more school. You have plenty for IT and there is no school you can go to now that will help.

You will never get hired as a programmer at this point because you have been away for too long.  Your focus needs to be IT Project / Product management. I would say some kind of federal contractor or even a staffing agency will pick you up for a contract position. You could also consider Business analysis or QA team management

You need to focus on your people skills, organization skills, etc.  Definitely spend a day or two reading up on Azure and AWS cloud fundamentals, where things stands, where things are moving to, You don't want to appear totally in the dark but you also don't need to go in depth at this time because it's just a losing battle.  Find some good people to follow on social media and some industry news sites to start checking regularly every day so you can start getting a feel for the buzz words of the day.  Make sure you read up on Agile development practices - pros, cons, why it's popular and then why it's not

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