I’ve had on average three interviews a week for the last six weeks. I either get to round 1 and receive rejection or I don’t pass the initial phone screen. I’ve had one panel interview, which went alright but probably won’t translate into an offer. 10 YOE TC 385 -> 0 Edit: round 1 isn’t phone screens. It’s the first call with hiring manager. Edit: I lowered my asking TC to 200-225k and worked on my pitch. This has landed me two panels and three round 1’s with hiring managers.
Keep at it. The bar is extremely high right now— I’ve had a dozen incredibly competent and strong referrals rejected over the last couple months— at all stages of the evaluation process. We’re experiencing a reversion to the mean. I think we often forget that once upon a time high paying tech jobs were really tough to get— last couple years the bar dropped below sea level. Someone will eventually understand the value you offer
What this also means is that there just won't be that many highly paid tech folks anymore. Higher bar by definition means fewer people get through. You can't have a high bar, high TC and high volume of folks. If what you say is right, then some of us just don't add as much value as our TC demands.
Things cycle. The high bar will be back, it’s just a matter of time. We’ve gone through this before but some of you don’t remember or not around.
I was in the same boat for a while, even back then when I was interviewing constantly. I could land interviews consistently, but they either led to ghosting or outright rejection or being strung along. I’m getting interviews now, but the market’s moving incredibly slow and no one seems to be hiring below a certain YOE and title—companies want seasoned engineers and employees who can make an impact immediately and won’t cost too much, and there is no such thing as training or development in the market. All you can do is keep preparing and interviewing constantly. Practice behavioral and technical interviews and ask your recruiter for notes, and then try your best. Waiting is also an option, though things may be dire depending on your circumstances. Good luck! TC: 90K, over 80+ interviews with my career with four offers paying $45K, $55K, $37/hr and $44/hr respectively
how many YoE do you have?
Close to 2 YOE in web analytics, but 3 YOE in Marketing if you count internships as experience. I’m very much junior in my field, but being a diversity hire has helped me in that sense.
Pre-slowdown I was doing 30 interviews a week the month I was unemployed. You're not working hard enough for it. You have to want it
What lol? An on-site usually takes all day so there isn’t enough hours a week
I consider an interview a 1 hour block. Most 'on-sites' are 3-6 hour long blocks id count as 3-6 interviews. Granted I was doing all remote interviews but my schedule looks like a full time manager roles worth of meetings when I'm interviewing
Are you on H1-B? If not, what TC and do you care where you live?
Be grateful for interviews. Some of us have had almost negligible since the beginning of times.
If you’re getting declined at phone screen or round 1, you should review what went wrong. There’s probably a common surface level issue that is disqualifying you. Obviously at the final loop, things are a bit more luck based
I think my old TC is too high. If I ask for lower than my old TC it’s looks desperate.
Why are you even telling them your old TC?
at least you interview. recruiters call me with boolsheet questions for 30 minutes and it ends there.
Just use GPT during those interviews
Start your own business and start taking interviews
Three per week? That’s it? I used to interview 1-2 per day. Went through about 60 interviews in a month before I got my first job. Good luck!
Not my first job. I have 10 YOE.
My point was, 3 interviews a week is pretty standard.
You’re not ready for interviewing. You need more prep. Take a break and return stronger.
Could be under the gun for H1B. Taking a break may not be feasible.
H1B gets you 2 months after your payroll ends and you can convert to tourist visa and stay for another 5. That’s 7 months you have. The last thing you wanna do is rush it instead of strategizing and executing.