There's very little choice involved. I interview with an assload of companies and go with whoever pays the most and/or whatever opportunity seems best for caree

There's very little choice involved. I interview with an assload of companies and go with whoever pays the most and/or whatever opportunity seems best for career growth. Genuinely, I am rather unlucky. I've talked to many peers and even for people who have interviewed for the same job as I had - I constantly go through a much more rigorous process than others. I had to interview with directors, principle engineers, follow up interviews, etc. in order to get my last job when all my peers just did a typical onsite (2 coding, 1 behavior, 1 system design) for the same role whereas I did that in addition to all this other stuff. Same job and role - no downleveling or anything.