In Omaha, Nebraska, USA, which is almost at the geographic center of the country. ;)

It's been a long time (over ten years!) since I've had to go out groveling for a programming job. It's become very apparent to me that a lot of what I thought I knew about securing a new position is out-dated. I've managed to reach a truce with Linkedin, I'm getting inquiries from it so it must be close. My resume has been reworked to show value instead of tasks. I'm working on my networking by attending local users' groups and reaching out to former colleagues through social media. The one place I'm at a total loss is what is the prevailing way to dress for an interview. I was always taught that a suit & tie is the only way to dress for an interview. Is that still the expected norm? If it isn't, what is the proper way to dress for an interview? I'm open to all suggestions! A little background: I'm in my mid-fifties, though due to good luck and genetics, I look a lot closer to early forties. I have been very careful to hide my age in my resume & on Linkedin so they won't give my age away.

My signature is undergoing re-branding, stay put and wait for it.

I did a quick scan through the thread and was surprised not to see this one: Down-sized That's one that really makes me cringe, especially since that's the term that was used 2 or 3 times when my last employer was showing me the door! :rolleyes:

Ok, you beat me My first programming language was Fortran IV on an IBM 365/65 in early '74, however I also worked with punch cards! The crazy teacher had us keep track of the number of runs it took to get a successful run, anything over 3 resulted in a down-grade :( Obviously he was an extremely big fan of desk checking your code. Not real bright though, he relied on the honor system for the students to report their number of runs ;)

Ok, you beat me My first programming language was Fortran IV on an IBM 365/65 in early '74, however I also worked with punch cards! The crazy teacher had us keep track of the number of runs it took to get a successful run, anything over 3 resulted in a down-grade :(. Obviously he was an extremely big fan of desk checking your code. Not real bright though, he relied on the honor system for the students to report their number of runs ;)