another day another rejection
how do i keep fighting this crippling depression over all the rejections? obviously i’m trying to switch because my career is going nowhere. am getting all the interviews and all the onsites. but the offer still eludes me. am spending time on lc as much as possible along with the work and personal responsibilities. but how do people manage to navigate such an inefficient hiring system? am tired of being told im not good enough because that 1 person who tested me on a completly unrelated skill thought i am bad at my job. or because that 1 yoe engineer who asked me a coding question full of internal jargon thought that i have communication problems when i asked follow up questions. it just seems theres no point in all this. i just feeling like giving up. maybe i should call it quits. just fuck it.
It took me like 20 on-sites to get 5 descent offers and all first 10 vere failures
I feel ya ! Sometimes you get judged for intelligence based on your current company, which is totally unfair
It is partially unfair cause there are some companies who have really bad engineers in general. People are generally more cautious when hiring .
Keep trying, you are on right track, you will get an offer soon 👍🏻
It's okay. Take a break maybe. There are people like me who don't even get calls but have to keep trying. Atleast you're getting calls. You'll make it. You just need one offer. Hang in there
I suggest try after mid January since that’s when the headcount will clear
Hiring manager here. Figure out if this is something you can improve or not. Be honest with yourself. We have all been in interviews where you may have done your best and still not get an offer - this is because of factors outside your control. Also network. Referrals work to sometime get you over the line.
Autodesk ? How old are you ? In your 50s ? Location matters the most , which office you work ?
Let’s answer your actual question: you asked how to fight the depression. That’s a tall order— like you said— you’ve got existing work + personal responsibilities, the last thing you need is to be fighting something else— yer brain.
To break through this impasse you’ll prob need to adjust your process or study a specific thing or change some other variable— but to do any of those adjustments it’s going to be essential for you to keep your head up. It’s not feel-good mushy bullshit, you will not be standing from a positive place or be able to show up as your best self (whatever that may be) if your head isn’t in a good spot.
You are a worthy person.
And this too shall pass
Very few folks slget offers all the time.