It is not fake. I just went through an interview cycle and set up Calendly to manage availability between my work and personal calendars. I interviewed with 3 b

It is not fake. I just went through an interview cycle and set up Calendly to manage availability between my work and personal calendars. I interviewed with 3 big-n companies (two were remote bait and switches, one did not meet my salary expectations), 3 smaller companies (really appreciate big-n interview structure after speaking with them), and one post-IPO finance company (accepted). I set my LinkedIn profile to looking for work and fielded almost every recruiter who messaged me in that time. The note on here is I have software engineering and security experience, so a ton of companies growing their security organizations are actively looking. I have about 9 years of experience but job hop (~2 years) which probably hurts me a little. I think if I stay at my next role for 3-5 years then principal roles will open up for me. Target comp for this round of interviews was 300k which I came in just below and should make in years 2 through 4 at this company (based on minimal stock growth + refreshers).