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Pretty much all of these other posters appear to agree that it's some form of "here's what's wrong with you", when in fact, none of us can know if that's the ca
by mchannon 10y ago
Pretty much all of these other posters appear to agree that it's some form of "here's what's wrong with you", when in fact, none of us can know if that's the case.
But let's look at the numbers. Pretend every onsite interview had a random 10% chance of resulting in an offer. 10% offends certain people's sensibilities, but in this crazy bubble, I'd say for some businesses, it's on the high side. Management is a political game, and it's rigged, often against high performers. One interviewer may have made their employer pass on you because they felt you'd jeopardize their cushy monday-morning work habits, despite the fact the project is months behind schedule and falling further behind.
If you were to publish your experiences to a peer-reviewed scientific publication, everybody would tell you "need more data". 50 job applications is simply not enough, and 7 onsites nowhere near enough. If the search is grueling and bumming you out, maybe let up a bit, take a month or two breather, and try to focus on higher quality at the beginning of the funnel (if you're not thrilled about the job, don't waste any time on it).
- dorfsmay 10y agoI'm in a much more technical role, so it might be different, I agree that 50 application is low, but 7 onsites with no result seems high. My experience is that by the time a company brings you on site, you're in the 3 candidate, or even the only one and this is the last check.
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- LoSboccacc 10y agoI've had lot of one sites going wrong, as anecdotal as it might be, I mostly changed jobs by a connection bringing me in and once by just a phone screening.