Re:Ask HN: Reject/ghost on all job applications with 8 YoE, ...
by janetacarr on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:14AM
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People here say your experience is a red flag (5 positions), but honestly I don’t think it is. That would never bother me.
I suspect what’s happening is, your resume looks great to recruiters/HR/manager, so you get the initial call(s), but somewhere through the process things get hairy. You get talking to engineers and they’re: impressed with your experience, but can’t afford you; lost by your experience because you’re talking from experience using in-house FAANG tools and processes; intimated by you; put off by some kind of interpersonal quirk like not asking enough questions or the right ones.
The tough thing about interviewing is it’s basically a tough sales call, and it’s administered to people with little sales experience. Here’s a quick tip: ask questions about what problems they’re facing right now, and tell them how you can solve those problems for them.
I suspect what’s happening is, your resume looks great to recruiters/HR/manager, so you get the initial call(s), but somewhere through the process things get hairy. You get talking to engineers and they’re: impressed with your experience, but can’t afford you; lost by your experience because you’re talking from experience using in-house FAANG tools and processes; intimated by you; put off by some kind of interpersonal quirk like not asking enough questions or the right ones.
The tough thing about interviewing is it’s basically a tough sales call, and it’s administered to people with little sales experience. Here’s a quick tip: ask questions about what problems they’re facing right now, and tell them how you can solve those problems for them.