Depressed after rejection
Got a reject from Amazon today. I thought it went great despite having one round which I kind of bombed but the other rounds were really good or that's what I thought. The interviewer for the round which I did bad was a more junior developer compared to others and he gave me two question which I gave the optimal solution then he followed it up with a question that was really hard (I don't think anybody could thought of that solution if you never seen it.) Anyways, I have Uber, Apple, Indeed onsite coming up but being rejected by Amazon really crushed my confident. Blinders say that the bar for Amazon is not that high compared to others and I can't even get an offer from Amazon... : ( YOE: 2 TC: 95k I live in a really cheap place but the work is boring...
Hang in there! Interviews are about being lucky to a great extent. People tend to generalize that Amazon is easy, hiring bar is lower etc etc. But exceptions are always there. Good luck for rest of you interviews đ
Thanks man!!!!
You need to learn to not be affected by rejection on interviews. The biggest part of an interview is randomness. You never know how well you clicked with people, and other factors that have nothing to do with tech. You also need to remember that there are a lot of "C players" at FAANMGs: they don't like someone that is too good as they like to be the smartest person in the room. Your strength lies in number. Apply a lot!
Thanks!!!!!
this. as with everything in this world, you are not the only factor, the other side also decides the outcome. what you can control is increasing the chance by applying to many places. it is a number game. donât take anything personally.
Believe Amazon is a horrible place and you will feel better.
Every interview is a little more experience. Take what you learned from that and apply it to the next ones. Think of it like your first few significant others. You learn a little and are better the next time around.
Where are you thinking of joining?
Get rejected 5 more times to build your immune system
I'm building mine...
Youâll get used to it đ
Itâs a game of numbers. Remember that. keep in mind that people can be fickle and judgmental. Tom Brady and Michael Jordan didnât win every big game they were in. Just tighten up on what you thought you did wrong (if the recruiter can give feedback, great) and apply that to the next interviews. Worst case you try again in like 6 months.
Leetcode like hell. As someone who has interviewed 100+ candidates at Amazon, its the best way. I'm sure the same applies for the other coveted companies.
Don't worry OP! Not ALL teams in Amazon has low or medium hiring bar! When I went for On-site, they started with DP hard problem and the last round had again DP hard (found in LC marked as hard which had 2 contraints but I was asked 3 contraints in addition the the two in LC) and the expectation was to solve these LC hard questions in 25 mins.
I guess With all these LC interviews I believe they have to give you a second chance, letâs say you didnât solve the first question, give them another problem to solve. The reason I say this is a question might have a trick embedded inside it and not everyone gets it in the first place this doesnât mean you are a bad SW Engineer. I hate when people judge you just based on your ability to solve the LC problems. Damm when does this interviewing system change ?
^ True. The current interviewing system is so messed up. I was asked to implement modified LC hard question in 25 mins in a freakin whiteboard. I could hardly fit the helper function in all sides of the whiteboard.
You dodged a bullet. I heard no one saying good things about working at Amazon. Good luck with next interviews!
Thanks man. Amazon still is a prestigious company despite all the hate but the ship has sailed for me. Got to move on!
work for money, not prestige. Would you clean a gutter for 1M? I would.