Reddit Experience · Apr 2026 · USA

Unemployed for almost 10 months

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What's the point of doing leetcode? I have been interviewing for the last 10 months in USA. MY OPT(Work Authorization) is about to expire, STEM extension is available but even after multiple successfu

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What's the point of doing leetcode? I have been interviewing for the last 10 months in USA. MY OPT(Work Authorization) is about to expire, STEM extension is available but even after multiple successful interviews, companies are preferring senior candidates even though I bring 3 years of work experience. It's highly discouraging. I am losing hope. I wish to rant but it's of no use. Job market is sooooo bad. PS - Help me out if you have any leads. Have less than 2 months before I move back to my native country. PSS - Please don't mention tailoring resume, cold emailing etc. I have been using the same techniques for the last 10 months and they have a very poor result to effort ratio.

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