Not getting any offers (new grad)
So I have an offer to return to Amazon full time after my internship, BUT after interviewing around at multiple top companies Ive encountered a frightening revelation. Ive had tons of interviews and yet I'm not able to land offers due to always fucking up the coding parts. My Amazon interview was a joke by comparison. Am I totally screwed going forward? I'm terrified at the thought of having nowhere to go to after the first few years at Amazon due to my lack of interviewing skills. Of course Im not planning on staying at Amazon for long. Nobody does. So I need to be able to land other offers. Will I have to downgrade my job prospects to average tier companies?? Honestly these thoughts keep me up at night. I only made it this far due to a fluke. Am I actually stupid?? I'd like to stress I'm a good engineer/employee.
You have to practice a lot to pass for even one fifth of interviews. Tech is easy for some but hard for most. Demand is strong but it is strong only for people who spent months for practicing coding questions. This is not related to your actual coding skills. It is the same thing for experienced engineers. They have far better skills but they are not better than new grad at this interview. So don't be discouraged. Supply is plenty and people are still delusional that you can find job easily. No, you can find it only if you have practiced for months. Even the people who went to F and G failed a lot. Interview is harder than many people think. Just keep practicing while working at Amazon. In the worst case, you can go to grad school to buy more time when you want to quit Amazon.
I failed almost all of interviews as a new grad, got only couple of offers out of 40-50 companies I’ve applied to. You always need a tiny bit of luck. Don’t lose a hope!
This makes me feel optimistic
That's not a bad rate lol. I applied to 100-200 maybe before getting offers when I was a new grad
I don’t have the stamina to do leetcode anymore. Of the ones I have left to do I basically just read the problem and start crying at this point.
Easy: Don’t interview top companies.
Amazon full loop intetview is just as hard. Internship is the easier way to get in for new grad. You need to brush up leetcode to pass interview. That's all.
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Work at Amazon a few years and try again. If you still don't get offers, lower your standards. There are hundreds of great employers out there that aren't "top" companies.
Take the gig at Amazon. I find it is easier to get a job when you have a job. Bird in hand....
You are not screwed. Continue to learn and grow. Both within Amazon in your position and external to Amazon. There will be offers later on.