interviews for tech positions can be so brutal

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Hey guys. I finally landed an offer with a Fortune 500 company. I'm just happy I don't have to interview anymore because interviewing can be so BRUTAL.

This is my first tech job so maybe that's why?

Anyway, earlier in my job search, I was really eager to join a somewhat startup company. The recruiter reached out to me regarding the opportunity and I was ECSTATIC because A RECRUITER REACHED OUT.

I spoke with her and all was well. She wanted me to meet the senior developer from the hiring team. The senior dev liked me enough that we had the final interview, which was a technical one. So I did the technical interview. Then I got ghosted. I reached out to the recruiter TWO times for an update. Nothing.

Anything I should have done at that point? Anyone else have similar experiences?

wepracticed · Accepted Answer

Not your fault, and I wouldn't really do anything different. Just note it as a datapoint for the company, and what it tells you about how they view their potential hires. If it was me, I'd just drop them from my list even though it was time wasted, plenty of other opportunities out there.

Westside313 · Answer

I don’t think you could’ve done anything. I hate when companies do this type of shit. A simple email would’ve suffice. This is why it’s best to have super low expectations when applying for jobs. That way you don’t get disappointed. 🤷🏾‍♂️

jinyung2 · Answer

thats super unforunate with the startup search and it sucks that this seems like more of a common experience than it should be...

congrats on the offer from a fortune 500! your hard work has paid off 😤

random · Answer

Yes, the interviews are brutal.

If it is your first tech job you should pick up "Cracking the Coding Interview" and read it cover to cover. Google also has good interview prep info on their jobs website.

Sorry about the ghosting. Don't take it personally. They will generally not give any useful feedback anyway, but it's disrespectful for them to not just tell you when you aren't and when you are out of the running.

interviews for tech positions can be so brutal

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