I’ll give you the same advice my father gave me when I was graduating. Be persistent. Don’t give up after one rejection. I’ll also add my mixin - be smart about

I’ll give you the same advice my father gave me when I was graduating. Be persistent. Don’t give up after one rejection. I’ll also add my mixin - be smart about how you network. That’s how I landed my first job, rather than blindly applying, though I did that too. Being on the other side of the interviewing table, we really want to give you the job. Don’t give us a reason not to. I’m willing to let some syntactical things slide when doing the code interview if a candidate is a good behavioral fit (communicate!). One thing you have to realize is that rising interest rates has led to a decrease in liquidity, especially when it comes to fundraising. So look for companies that have an ample runway, and ideally are profitable. Worst case grind out the leetcode and look for a FAGMAN job, a lot of teams are still hiring, but don’t bank on it.