[celdon25]

Interviews were never easy for me. I have struggled with disabilities and ailments for my entire adult life. Don't sell yourself short. If I can overcome most of the challenges I've had, so can you, eventually.

It's worth playing any card you can play to get ahead, especially in this economy. But keep your eye on the prize - A big part of life is about getting dealt bad hands and still finding a way to win.

> Studying grad-level concepts that are specific to my field, and applying that knowledge to develop and maintain image processing workflows.

I used to do this exact thing, but then after switching my study time to non-tech related things, namely how to deal with people, I was able to get great results from that. Getting even better at something you're already good at is less useful than studying the basics of something already identified as being a bottleneck to your life's goals.