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First, five is not that many. Second, if the only interviews you get are "whiteboard coding", and the only rejection is "not a cultural fit" you may not be int

by dudul 11y ago

First, five is not that many. Second, if the only interviews you get are "whiteboard coding", and the only rejection is "not a cultural fit" you may not be interviewing in the right place. Not all places want you to be a 10x engineer who's gonna work 80 hours a week. I'm surprised you encountered this behavior in larger companies. You said you got introductions from your friends, I assumed you interviewed there. I would try to get more constructive feedback through your friends to really know what's going on.

hnthrowaway9001 11y ago
I agree, five isn't that many. I meant it more like "I've only gotten five, even with all this work." I don't know where else to apply and interview. I've worked all my connections (I don't have many), and spent a lot of time looking around job postings, mailing lists, and local communities to find places that seem right. I have a breadth of tech I can work with and I know that I am looking for small to medium size teams, so I apply to whatever I find that looks like a good match. Do you know any other way to find the right places to pursue? I've tried to get feedback but have been unable to get anything useful. I have also tried to ask the people I know at those companies for any inside info, but nothing has come from that either.
- soham 11y ago
  Have you tried some of the recent recruiting firms? 1. triplebyte.com 2. interviewing.io (disclaimer: investor) 3. hired.com 4. agoodengineer.com (disclaimer: advisor) 5. angel.co (not a recruiting firm, but close enough)
  - hnthrowaway9001 11y ago
    I tried Hired and Indeed Prime and got accepted, but got only one response. It is still active, but they are very slow to get back to me. I wasn't aware of the others, so I will look into them. It seems that many of these only work in SF and a few other areas though, which is unfortunate as I don't want to move if I can avoid it. Thanks for the tips though.

by dudul 11y ago

hnthrowaway9001 11y ago

I agree, five isn't that many. I meant it more like "I've only gotten five, even with all this work." I don't know where else to apply and interview. I've worked all my connections (I don't have many), and spent a lot of time looking around job postings, mailing lists, and local communities to find places that seem right. I have a breadth of tech I can work with and I know that I am looking for small to medium size teams, so I apply to whatever I find that looks like a good match. Do you know any other way to find the right places to pursue? I've tried to get feedback but have been unable to get anything useful. I have also tried to ask the people I know at those companies for any inside info, but nothing has come from that either.

soham 11y ago
Have you tried some of the recent recruiting firms? 1. triplebyte.com 2. interviewing.io (disclaimer: investor) 3. hired.com 4. agoodengineer.com (disclaimer: advisor) 5. angel.co (not a recruiting firm, but close enough)
- hnthrowaway9001 11y ago
  I tried Hired and Indeed Prime and got accepted, but got only one response. It is still active, but they are very slow to get back to me. I wasn't aware of the others, so I will look into them. It seems that many of these only work in SF and a few other areas though, which is unfortunate as I don't want to move if I can avoid it. Thanks for the tips though.