My job hunting journey in 2024

Background: Bachelor’s degree:Computer Engineering Master’s Degree: ECE Interviews: January: SpaceX-

passed 4 hours take home exam, failed 45 minutes phone screen February: GE Health-failed first round

Background: Bachelor’s degree:Computer Engineering Master’s Degree: ECE Interviews: January: SpaceX-

passed 4 hours take home exam, failed 45 minutes phone screen February: GE Health-failed first round coding(solved Leetcode Medium BFS problem) March: 1. Tiktok-

passed first round coding,

passed second round coding, failed third round coding 2. SpaceX:

passed 45 minutes phone screen-failed onsite interview(4 rounds at once in a day) April: 1. offered a job by a scammer, I actually believed it despite I was so desperate for a job… he/she provided a fake check asking me to retransfer the money back to them, then I realized it’s a scam ( I was traumatized that month) 2. Local R&D engineer role, after a video recording, HR disappeared 😅 3. Local startup role, CEO ghosted after I sent my resume over May 1. Offered a manual test engineer contract role for Samsung, but $25/h🥲 2. PACCAR-only one round, talked with both manager and team lead, failed 3. Meta -

passed online assessment, failed first round coding interview No interviews for June and July August: 1. Local startup for military- HR didn’t realize I’m not a citizen lol, so failed at HR phone screen 2. Microsoft contract role-solved all three coding problems in an hour, but lack of specilized skills No interview for September October: 1. Amazon contract role-offered, but this role is very hardware focused, which didn’t align with my expectations 2. Tiktok-failed first round 3. Tiktok-failed HR round November:

Passed ALL four rounds of one the FAANG, received my offer 😭😭😭 Don’t give up!! We will all get a job eventually!!!