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I personally can't get hired because nobody is hiring for entry-level positions.

• usrbinenv 2y ago
  Well, how ironic we're in the same boat, it seems. Only I can't get hired because I'm 40 and have many years of experience and everyone seems to assume I'm either a snowflake or will cost them. Granted, I can only afford remote positions at the moment, but then I'm not asking for a lot of money either and I'm fairly easy going. I sure have my preferences, but they're few. What's really making it all unbearable is this leetcode and multiple-round-interviews are just exhausting and they don't lead anywhere, it seems. Nobody's even looking at your published open-source code (which is what I used to do first when I used to hire people). I don't really know if I'll ever work as a software-engineer ever again. Reduced to a hobby, I suppose.
  • koakuma-chan 2y ago
    Funnily enough, at the only coding interview I ever had, they specifically told me they won't ask leetcode questions, and they had me write some very simple React code. I think the companies that do those leetcode-style interviews are mostly just those big ones, where it's HR who decides how to interview. I would suggest looking for companies that are small enough to actually care.
    • johnnyanmac 2y ago
      Sadly the trends of the big company trickle down as well. I've been leetcoded at defense contractors and medium sized startups alike.
  • pjmlp 2y ago
    Reaching 50, what keeps me going is enterprise consulting, I also doubt I would have much luck with product companies. I also join the tone, if what a position is advising for isn't part of what I have done on the last 5 years, than crickets, regardless if I can prove the experience during the interview, or have used the technology further away than those 5 years.