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I'm over 40 (like OP's DH) and I have had zero luck using this approach despite being certified in a bunch of new technology like Azure, AWS, etc and taking a GA Tech cert on ML.  I have gotten tons of offers from startups, who pay less than my federal contracting role, but no place that places anything like $200k+.  What positions are you applying to at what sort of companies?  forget OP's DH, i'll take your advice though I think for her DH it will be VERY hard to transition as 40+ programmer into something lucrative without a LOT of proven skills updating (looking for a public GitHub profile with some snazzy projects and certs), which is a lot to do along with having a family and a full time job, and is hardly fool proof because of ageism.[/quote]

I can only speak for my field, try look into fintech - Affirm, stripe, square, Avant, afterpay. 
What worked for me is to tailor my skill description by matching the "buzz word" preferred by the hiring manager, pay attention to their use of words and tone and adapt during the interview. ask tactical questions to demonstrate your interest, they might want to know why you are looking for a move, come up with a few answers such as "my current job is siloed, i am looking to wear multiple hats", "my current work is project based, i am looking for more stability", "my role is too predictable, i want to delivery value/be apart of high performance team". you get the idea. absolutely make sure you bring in a set of differentiable skills outside of tech capabilities, ie soft skills, team building insights, relationship management, problem solving, when you talk about these skills, tie it back to what the HM needs so they feel heard.[/quote]

Thanks!! - PP[/quote]

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