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After many rounds, final rounds, and varying levels of positions, I am so burnt out. I am really losing hope and drive. I probably dont come off great in the interviews, not interested enough.

I've been looking for almost a year and I just cant land anything. I get so close and some have been absolute dream companies, to just get rejected that I just cant get excited for anything. I am not interviewing for manager positions, analyst positions, and stuff that I have too much experience for. At this point I just cant get over the fact that I dont see any of these positions actually bringing me on. I just need some kind words please.

just got out from an interview online and the guy seriously looked sleep deprived and burnt out...

I kept thinking to myself "... do I want to join this company if they overwork the workers like this..?"

he kept slurring his words and forgetting the question.

his actions reminded me of a drunk person, except I can tell that he's not drunk but was very sleep deprived..

is this a red flag?

So I recently went through a campus placement process at JP Morgan for a Trust and Safety Officer role. 18 people applied, got shortlisted to 8, then 6, then 4. I made it to round 3. One of the other candidates got selected the same day as her interview and received an offer letter the next day. Meanwhile I've been waiting with zero update. HR said "will update you soon" ,and tomorrow is literally the 7th day.

For context I have relevant internship experience in physical security, worked at a major international airport, and conducted a security audit at a critical infrastructure site. Not a completely blank CV.Only thing I feel went slightly wrong was a few voice breakdowns during the interview - nerves I guess. But I completed the entire conversation and answered everything.

My questions: -Is it normal for companies to select candidates one by one with this kind of gap?

-Should I keep waiting or just move on?

-Has anyone been in a similar situation where delayed response turned into an offer?

Genuinely not sure if I'm still in consideration or just waiting for a formal rejection at this point. Any advice appreciated.

I’m just curious what you guys think of a place like this.

I had two interviews with the same people (both managers I’d be under at the job) where they both felt inclined to give me feedback at the end. However it ended up being like 10 minutes of them criticizing me for rambling and spiraling and getting answers wrong. They did this each interview

I don’t mind feedback but like I said they just kept going on about it and how much it stressed them out and just kinda all these negative things. I honestly disagreed with the feedback and it concerned me a little how unaware they were. Anyway I was respectful and figured after the last interview of them telling me how I wasn’t good enough I likely wouldn’t get the job anyway

I’ve never really gotten “feedback” like that in an interview or at a job ever tbh. They also left me no time to ask questions and didn’t talk at all about what the job or what life would be like.

However I got an offer out of nowhere. There’s more red flags I noticed in the offer but I’m just curious how normal this is during an interview and how indicative this is of problems on the job

Hello, all, good afternoon.

I accepted an offer with Capital One a couple of weeks ago, and my First Advantage background check report (including fingerprints) was shared back to C1 last week (mid-week). I haven’t heard from C1 yet, and I’m wondering if anyone else is experiencing delays on their background checks.

As with everyone else, I need to give my 2-week notice but I’m also relocating, as I live in another state. The delay is very frustrating as everything related to my moving (including breaking my current lease) is on pause/can’t even start until I hear back from C1.

TIA!

Quick poll - curious what people struggle with the most during interviews:

A) Explaining your experience clearly

B) Answering unexpected questions

C) Talking confidently without sounding nervous

D) Not knowing what the interviewer is actually looking for

For me, it’s D.

Sometimes it feels like you’re answering everything right…

but still not hitting what they actually want.

What about you?

My husband got a call on 03/25 from a hiring manger (second call) and she was very impressed by his resume and was definitely moving him forward to the in person interviews but he hasn’t heard from her since then, he sent her a fallow up message on 04/01 still no reply why are hiring managers like that make there company look so unprofessional

I want to use my lap top and have a word doc open with all of my STAR stories ready to skim and read. Is that ok? What is typically done? A poster board behind the lap top of bullet points? Having a hard time remembering the stories I've written and would like to be able to read them but that is probably a bad look so what is everyone else doing?

Hello all . I just received a mail from tiger analytics and soon there will be an online assessment. it’s for training analyst role , can you please give me some guidance on what to prepare for online assessment? If anybody else too received the mail, please, DM.

Below is the context I have. I need help in translating the below context into a interview ready narrative.

In my case, there’s sometimes a language/communication gap with my tech lead, and what I explain doesn’t always translate cleanly into the technical docs. When I review what’s written, it often doesn’t fully align with the original PRD. This leads to multiple rounds of refinement and back-and-forth.

I understand that requirements are rarely 100% clear upfront, and some level of iteration is expected. Right now, here’s what I’m doing:

• Writing more detailed acceptance criteria
• Aligning on “definition of done” early
• Reviewing outputs at the end of each sprint to catch gaps

I’m trying to understand how much context I should give so it’s clear why I stepped outside my scope, and not just what I did.

Here’s one example I’m considering:

I was working on improving engagement for a product I own, and I was in the middle of early discovery. This phase required close collaboration between product and design. However, the design team was under heavy constraints due to attrition and increasing scope. Designers were shared across multiple teams and were prioritizing a company-wide UX refresh, so my project became lower priority and design support during discovery was inconsistent.

My responsibility was to keep discovery moving so we could translate insights into product decisions and deliver value faster. To maintain momentum, I stepped in and took ownership of parts of the discovery work. I ran customer interviews myself and created low-fidelity wireframes.

Before doing this, I aligned with the design manager on clear guardrails:

• I would only handle early drafts and exploration
• Design would retain ownership of final quality and outputs
• All work would be reviewed and signed off by design before moving to engineering

I was also intentional about this being a temporary solution due to a resource constraint, not a permanent shift in responsibilities.

As a result, we moved from insights to decisions much faster, reduced back-and-forth, and improved iteration speed by ~50%. The product improvements that came out of this increased usage metrics by ~300%.

My questions:

• Is this the right kind of example for “outside scope,” or does it still feel too close to core PM responsibilities?
• What would make this story feel stronger or more impactful in an interview?
• How do you best frame the why behind stepping outside your scope so it doesn’t come across as overstepping?

Would really appreciate any feedback on how to sharpen this.

Hi everyone,
I got a call from a recruiter for scheduling a machine coding round in Stripe, I have competed the hackerrank assessment which included a data processing question.

I want to know about the machine coding round in stripe a bit more, I am being told an inerviwever will already be present in the call, what sort of question i can expect,

Please note that I am aware about Machine codind rounds in flipkart, meesho,

But if anyone has already given this round, appreciate any tips or pointers

I've secured a job interview for an electrician apprenticeship and the email says Business Smart attire. Is a pair of trousers with a black long sleeved polo ok, or do I need to wear a shirt and tie?

Not a fan of Teams interviews at all ,I definitely perform better face-to-face. Any tips on improving or making them more enjoyable? Also got a poll below

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Ik they’re gonna ask me this. I want to ask something that makes me stand out and come across as engaged but isn’t cringe or doesn’t seem like I’m being a tryhard.

Hi everyone. I'm in the midst of my job search and I've progressed in one of the opportunities I'm interested in after passing the recruiter screen and hiring manager interview. This is for a Senior FPA role.

I have 3 interviews coming up in the next two days - per the hiring manager, these are the last interviews in the process (he mentioned last step would be 3 interviews with other team members). One of the interviews is a panel with two folks who would be my peers, and the other two are more manager/senior level folks.

I'm curious if anyone might have an idea of what the interviews might entail for this stage of the process? I'll be sure to prep on discussing my experience and "what would I dos" but wondering if there is anything else I should be expecting? Additionally, depending on how this part of the process goes, what kind of questions should I be asking them at this stage?

I appreciate any advice you guys can share.

So life has been good job wise. I received a few job offers this week. while the timing isn't ideal its landed me in a situation that has me worried.

I start a new position over night this evening. its a solid position but its by the airport which is my only reservation.

I got another opportunity from a separate location by the beach which I would love to do. But during the second interview today the manager made it clear that he's not in a rush for me to start as the position is soon to vacate as that associate is going back to school. They did offer me the job and even talked pay with me. Maybe im over thinking it. But it just feels off that a manager would word it like that?

Need to present with PowerPoint for a Financial Controller position with a non profit. I have a few good ideas but would appreciate any advice or examples, templates etc. I have next to zero experience with PP. Thanks

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here.**i did plan to post in the estimators sub but they have rules against it.**

I have recently been called to interview for an estimator position at a roofing company. My interview is with both company owners and their lead estimator. My previous experience is as follows:

I have been working as a commercial service coordinator at a flooring company and i also have been doing takeoffs and preparing bids on measure squared for flooring /tile and gypsum projects. I started estimation back in November.

I have no prior experience with roofing , i was told in my pre interview call with them that they use plan swift and they said its somewhat easy to use.

I would really like if you could share with me what i should expect in the interview and what should i prepare before hand? Thanks in advance!