Vent post. With the looming TikTok ban I have been searching for a new role, and it’s been a frustrating experience. I will apply to job postings I see where my background is a near perfect fit for what they’re looking for and I can’t even get a recruiter screen. Resume has been reviewed and approved by many too. Considering just switching industries all together because finding a job shouldn’t be this hard, never mind the ridiculous interview processes these roles have.
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It’s brutal at the moment
Yep
Oh I’m not looking, I’m just reviewing resumes. Bar’s high…
I finally got interviewed for a position yesterday. Was feeling hopeless until they responded. You got this!
Just got an auto reject for a position I was really interested in, and like mentioned, was a near perfect fit for my background and clearly laid out in my resume. This one is bumming me out a lot
Yup. You need a referral. Tons of people have been laid off and are competing with you.
What’s the feeling at TikTok right now?
Not the best
I’m interviewing at ByteDance next week. Being realistic here, even if the ban goes through (seeming pretty likely right now), isn’t there a general future still for the company? It’s a global company and plenty of places still allow it
Love these posts, keeps me from spiralling after applying to 100+ apps and getting 0 responses.
We’re not alone friend
I have interviews at both TikTok and Meta, I am hoping to leave my current company. I guess grass is always greener
What other industry is like this? If you have the work experience and education, it SHOULD NOT be THIS difficult to get a new job.
Supply and demand are out of sync, it’s as simple as that.
Yup Constricted and in some cases negative supply And too much demand from all over the place
How many yoe?
3, I don’t need any sponsorship either
your YOE is too junior tbh i have 8 and im still getting 33% callback rates it used to be 50%+ when i had like 6 yoe during the hiring boom of 2021-2022
What was your TC before? A lot of companies think they can’t match since you are at Bytedance
TC is 280k but part of that is paper money, I am willing to take a bit of a TC hit if I like the job more. the companies I’m applying to have advertised ranges pretty similar, so I’m not sure that’s the issue.
What role? Are you PM? Engineer positions aren't that hard if you're good and not a new grad.
I’m an engineer, not a new grad, interviews are hard to come by
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What do you think is wrong with a kid who got rejected by 9 colleges?
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Do you really feel special in your Tesla?
You’re lucky you’re at a known company. Imagine if you worked for some no name startup.
Clearly it doesn’t matter, I can’t get anything
You could still stay at your role and work on TikTok allowed in other countries , right?