A bit about me: <2 yoe, underpaid at current job, studying & applying for jobs, and aiming for a tech company The issue: Straight up denials from larger companies even prior to a phone call (Non FAANG) My resume is formatted fairly well & it gets parsed accurately. The only interview requests I get are startups looking to underpay in larger cities (Where it wouldnt make sense economically) or niche positions in education/healthcare industry. E.g. got denied last year by Twitter even with 2 referrals, to a position I met the requirements for. Got a referral for Dropbox via LinkedIn & didnt even hear back. I know I’m not the best candidate but I just feel hopeless applying for jobs sometimes. I see people right out of college getting tons of interviews requests and it makes me question myself & what I’m doing wrong. I kill the behavioral interviews and it’s a hit or miss with technical screens (so far 100% success rate this year, waiting to hear back as to on site interviews for 2 roles), but I apply to a solid amount of jobs everyday that I’m at least partially qualified for with minimal returns on applications. Is work experience limiting me? Is it skills? Is it something else? Im applying for generic SWE positions and just watching my mental health suffer as I throw my resume into applications only to never hear back or get auto denied.
It takes time. Keep trying. Try https://alist.co/candidates
I’ll check it out, thanks!
You need to be Leet smart too
What’s the point in being leet smart if you don’t even get many interview requests. Only 1 HackerRank/coding challenge so far, and that was for Quora
There's a flood of new grads and you being 2 yoe doesn't give any real advantage over new grads, so learn as much as you can, Leet daily until you get more Yoe and they'll approach you.
Gotcha, unfortunate but solid advice. Thanks
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I think it's where you work and your current experience and not you personally. Try Amazon, they hire anyone.
Would make sense. In that case, I should aim for a strictly tech company/start up for my next role as to change that? E.g. I have an interview with Curtis Instruments next week and it seems to have a great culture from the reviews, decent pay (Not FAANG standards) and good work life balance but I’m conflicted as to how it would affect my future prospects as it’s a hardware company
@OP are you on visa? do you have a CS degree and from a good school too? You are in the bay area right? Lots of competition