Generic advice, but can you make a project that is interesting for which you can share code with hiring managers?
This would seem to cut through the challenges that you described:
It demonstrates your ability to code, solve technical challenges, and work from the perspective of the “users/business” (in the context of your project). It also gives you something to talk about. Building rapport helps to bridge gaps in culture.
This would seem to cut through the challenges that you described:
It demonstrates your ability to code, solve technical challenges, and work from the perspective of the “users/business” (in the context of your project). It also gives you something to talk about. Building rapport helps to bridge gaps in culture.