I hate feeling judged. I was always not part of any friend groups because I was never included. Interviews make me feel the same way, I have to pass test to become part of cool kid club. Anyone feel same way?
After you get rejected by shitty companies and then get an offer from a top company, you begin to take rejections less personally.
Most people don't enjoy rejections, but it sounds like you might have some baggage that you ought to work on.
Don’t give a fuck about how they judge you. You are badass. Believe it, and you will be a badass. We are more than our jobs or company we work for. If they are drinking kool-aid for being part of some cool kid club, feel sorry for them — because they have nothing else.
There was a time, I wouldn’t even get interviews, or I would be called for interview, wait for hours only to be told it’s rescheduled. First job was shit salary with abusive boss and terrible work. Didn’t let it go through my skin and finally got out of that overall shit phase of life. Just keep trying.
Love it!
I remember getting rejected from Amazon for coding poorly and FB for not being the right culture fit… only to get the offer from Google days later.
Hi, can you tell what do you mean by "not being the right culture fit"? Apart from being a jerk to people, what is the criteria for not being a fit?
Amazon wants to hear that you will basically be a slave. And also their leadership principles
I don’t think your self esteem gets crushed during interviews. It gets boosted if you pass. Seems like you have been on a not great streak of interviews
Take it as a challenge to show them how better you could get and prove it ;) n keep attending interviews until you don't bother abt it... including of companies you may not even want to join...gives you real insight into your skills, what others expect and how to improve oneself
Once I realized I don’t need external validation from random people I barely know the esteem issue kind of solved itself.
You have not gotten enough rejects to see through it. When you cross that peak, rejections dont matter, focus must be set on reaching the destination which is landing your next job offer.
You are being judged by definition. Resilience is what you need to develop so you don't care about rejections. I've personally been told I was "the worst candidate they ever interviewed" earlier in my career. Irrelevant now!
Damn. I'm glad that I didn't get to meet an interviewer who would tag me as the worst candidate and say it to my face. Must have been devastating. Kudos to you mate!
I just judge the interviewer back. Any interviewer who asks super hard questions- the only thing I can think of is how small this person’s ego must be to prove their dominance in an interview setting.
I just assume they have tiny dicks