Reddit Experience · Sep 2021 · Austin

Landing the first job seems impossible

SWE Recruiter New Grad Hard
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Interview Experience

Fresh off my 4th final interview - > rejection in a row. First final interview was with a big N and I bungled a leetcode problem in the final round. Granted, I was still in school while this was ha

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Fresh off my 4th final interview - > rejection in a row. First final interview was with a big N and I bungled a leetcode problem in the final round. Granted, I was still in school while this was happening and I was not expecting that application to get processed, so I hadn't buckled down and prepared for that as hard as I would have liked to. Next three final rounds over the following month generally go like this: Study depending on nature of the job (I.e Google oop questions before a Java interview), Get in, interview, technical round goes well (although upon reflection there are things like a syntax error in the code along or I answered a vocabulary question incorrectly), the same personality questions get asked in various forms, I give the same answers that I practiced in mock interviews, interview concludes, two weeks later a lady from hr calls me and breaks the bad news to me. I know it's a slog for a new grad, but man I am not prepared for the toll it's taking on me. It's really all I think about cause I feel this the main blocker in my life progress. Mostly wrote this post to get things off my chest but I do have a few questions as well. Current stats are: Graduated - August 21 Seeking: Remote SWE job or in person within 100 miles of Austin, TX Relevant work experience: None Project experience: Python and Java Resume is ats friendly Time seeking so far - 2 mos Jobs applied - around 70-100? Phone screens: 8 (+2 currently scheduled) Final rounds: 4 (+1 im currently waiting on hearing back) Job offers: 0 My questions are: is it normal to have such a decent conversation rate from recruiter screen to final round and then get guttered in the finals or is it something I'm doing wrong? How can I up my performance in the finals? How can I find more jobs that fit my criteria? Any other summer 21 grads here, with or without a job?

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