Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who got laid off?

Re:Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who... by godtoldmetodoit on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @09:33AM (#33880481)

I will never again interview for Amazon unless I am about to be evicted and they are the only one left in town. Interviewed for a senior dev role, went through all the rounds, took days off of work to be available, and after the final round they just ghosted me.

I had to follow up to find out they had chosen someone else.

The amount of time I put into those interviews was absurd, reading up on all their principles, coming up with stories from my career where I met their principles etc. To then get ghosted at the end was a real slap in the face.

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Re:Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who... by Eumenes on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:10PM (#33886341)

I think I'd rather dig holes over working for Amazon - I've never heard anything positive out of that place.

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Re:Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who... by ghaff on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:33PM (#33886615)

It seems to be a mixed bag. Don't know folks there who are developers specifically but I know people who say they really like it (admittedly fairly senior) and I know people who couldn't wait to get out after a rather short period.

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Re:Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who... by 4m1rk on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @10:21AM (#33895345)

Wow lot of complains here. I've had a good experience interviewing with Amazon few months ago. Recuiter was supper supportive and following up constantly. The interview rounds were also relatively nice. The only thing was to prep for all those behavioral questions. Been working there for a few weeks and so far better than what I expected.

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