Ask HN: Ever faced difficulties pivoting your job or career later in your life?
I am at a similar position but have not yet to started to actually look for a job. I am a 37 yo marketing guy and now I am learning to code to become a software developer (web). My approach is to take some time to learn the basics, create some projects that a potential future employee would recognize as demonstrative of my hard skills and then start looking.<p>When you talk about software development, this path is obvious, you can&#x27;t do anything if you don&#x27;t code. But even when there is no obvious hard skill that you can learn, I think you should try doing this way. Study, practice and create a portfolio of projects that demonstrate you are really knowledgeable about the topic. Don&#x27;t expect any potential employer to trust that your skills are transferable and the new skills you will learn &quot;on the job&quot;. Try to be as ready as possible to perform at the new role, not be hired as a promise.<p>Also, I don&#x27;t believe 3 months is that long time to be discouraged and draw conclusions about why you are unemployable. Keep trying to check if that is actually the reality.<p>That said, I don&#x27;t discard ageism or other reasons not related to performance to influence all the dismissions. It is possibly (probably?) part of the reason, but one you can&#x27;t control. Except having some thoughtful arguments on why your age shouldn&#x27;t be a problem, maybe even an advantage.<p>Good luck!