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If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by edmcnulty101 »

treyfitty wrote: post #94

I’ve been interviewing for 8 months. Getting to many final rounds, 1 lowballed offer, 1 rescinded offer, and it’s playing a mental toll. Today, I got a rejection that went along the lines of “everyone loved you and there was absolutely 0 negative feedback, but we just found a better fit.” I almost broke down, but hid behind a facade of positivity because the long weekend was starting and my kids can’t afford a bummed…

We're letting over a million immigrants in every year. As an American I'm finding it's harder and harder for me to get a job in the tech industry every year and I have a decade of experience and a master's degree. I recently got a job in the industry and I'm on a team of all Indian people, my boss is Indian, and his boss, all the way up to the CEO. Just so you know it's not you. It's a clown world we live in. Vote accordingly

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by htrp »

mostertoaster wrote: post #262

I think there is like a skull and bones conspiracy that every founder who gets venture capital and every other mega company agrees to make interviews awful. That way employees don’t want to go through the trouble and would rather just stay where they are, and will accept less pay than they could get. It’s like a cartel and it works as long as everyone involved keeps up the gig. It’s either that or interviews just suc…

I think the term you are looking for is cargo cult.

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by htrp »

temporallobe wrote: post #152

The beginning of wisdom is to understand that nobody knows everything. I regularly interview candidates for my team and other teams. I can pretty much determine in about an hour if a candidate is a good fit or not. But one thing I have noticed lately is that some of them try to cheat (only possible with remote interviews of course). Basically they google answers as we are talking, or they have someone else do it in t…

so basically the kobayashi maru?

i like the approach, do you just outright ding someone due to the googling of answers offscreen?

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by ammanley »

I_AM_A_SMURF wrote: post #215
ammanley wrote: post #170

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Been there buddy (including that exact, form-letter rejection email). I feel for you. I just finished a 9 month interview cycle of funemployment, with a break of two months in-between where I too, was questioning my reason for even being in this industry. My background is a coding bootcamp + relentless up-skilling and self-directed learning (with the help of some mentors), plus a healthy side of ADHD/spectrum issues,…

Have you tried ADHD medications? I don't normally take them but they really helped me going through the interviews (I legitimately have ADHD, but the side effects are too much for me for normal use)

Did you find that that helped you focus despite anxiety? Annoyingly, I've only been able to get my hands on the most common one, Adderall, which turns me into a bouncy boy flying off the walls for some reason. It sadly seemed to trigger my anxiety too. Child comment mentions trying some others, which I might do.

(Have been on multiple different anti anxiety / depression meds, as well as a few anti seizure meds too fwiw.)

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by sahila »

edmcnulty101 wrote: post #341
treyfitty wrote: post #94

I’ve been interviewing for 8 months. Getting to many final rounds, 1 lowballed offer, 1 rescinded offer, and it’s playing a mental toll. Today, I got a rejection that went along the lines of “everyone loved you and there was absolutely 0 negative feedback, but we just found a better fit.” I almost broke down, but hid behind a facade of positivity because the long weekend was starting and my kids can’t afford a bummed…

We're letting over a million immigrants in every year. As an American I'm finding it's harder and harder for me to get a job in the tech industry every year and I have a decade of experience and a master's degree. I recently got a job in the industry and I'm on a team of all Indian people, my boss is Indian, and his boss, all the way up to the CEO. Just so you know it's not you. It's a clown world we live in. Vote ac…

Or get better? You lucking out in which country you’re born in / citizenship shouldn’t be the only thing that allows you get a job. We all work in an industry where we praise meritocracy, so the best thing to do is to earn your role through merit, not privilege.

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by raffraffraff »

mostertoaster wrote: post #273
raffraffraff wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. But it really depends where you live and when (or if) you bought a house. I live in a city that has very expensive housing but bought in 2011 just before the prices corrected after the 2007/2008 crash. That single choice was the biggest we made. But aside from that, for ethical and lifestyle reasons, we are frugal. We use old phones and laptops, a 10 year old TV, don't fly, don't own a car and don't have kids.…

I mean it sounds comfortable, and minimally stressful, but if it’s not that you can’t have kids, you should start a family. You’re now in such a good position to do it! Then your life can be chaotic, messy, stressful, and you lose much freedom for many years! But on the plus side you learn to sacrifice everything you’ve done and earned for the good of children who don’t even know how to appreciate it!

We never wanted kids (we're mid 40s, it won't change). We spend time with nephews and nieces, and while it can be fun, we're always very thankful we can return to a calm house with two sleeping dogs and no mess. My wife is even less interested in kids than I am. Lucky it worked out that way, plenty of couples break up over that choice.

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by r0b05 »

mproud wrote: post #276

In comparison, I got pretty damn lucky. I had only one interview. I showed up unscheduled, and uninvited. And I immediately got an offer at the end of it (pending background check). I’ve been there for over 16 years now.

Sounds amazing. Please tell us the full story.

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by raffraffraff »

akudha wrote: post #330
raffraffraff wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. But it really depends where you live and when (or if) you bought a house. I live in a city that has very expensive housing but bought in 2011 just before the prices corrected after the 2007/2008 crash. That single choice was the biggest we made. But aside from that, for ethical and lifestyle reasons, we are frugal. We use old phones and laptops, a 10 year old TV, don't fly, don't own a car and don't have kids.…

keep your expenses low is easier said than done. Things are different when you have kids, elder people in the family you have to support, than when you’re young and single. In my case, I wanna buy a modest two bedroom apartment that I can afford to pay the mortgage. My family wants to buy a house with a garden. One of my family members’ 12 year old son suddenly developed a health issue. His dad is worth at least 3M,…

I live in Europe, and honestly, medical bills are not a concern. My sister had terminal cancer and through the entire horrible process, the medical bills were zero. That's not because she had health insurance either. It just didn't cost anything, apart from a few doctor visits (which we pay for). Once she was assigned a specialist at the hospital, everything from that point was free, including multiple hospital stays, an ambulance trip, drugs, multiple life-saving procedures (collapsed lung, blood clots, all the stuff that happens near the end with terminal cancer). It's completely unfair that anyone would be bankrupted over illness, and that's the reason I would never move to the US.

Re: If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

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Post by FunnyBadger »

Honestly such a job would not worth it.

The company seems utterly without process or clear understanding of what/who they are trying to hire - basically incompetent. Why work for an incompetent company?

I'd rather start my own company and take the risks and rewards of that instead.

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