How long it took me to find each SWE job:
2014: 1 job applied, 0 interviews, 1 day (nepotism)
2015: 1 job applied, 2 interviews, 1 week
2016: 1 job applied, 4 interviews, 1 week
2016: 1 job applied, 0 interviews, 1 day (friend is a CEO)
2018: 1 job applied, 2 interviews, 1 week
2019: 1 job applied, 5 interviews, 1 week
2021: 1 job applied, 0 interviews, 1 day (invited)
2022: 7 jobs applied, 16 interviews, 3 months
2026: 167 jobs applied, 54 interviews, 1 year 4 months
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It compounded exponentially but in a wrong direction
If it takes 54 interviews to get a job, I might get one by 2035.
Good luck. The time will pass anyway.
Wait, even for a senior ex-Bloomberg dev?
I’m afraid, yes
this is a rage bait guys
My culture (my career) is not your costume (rage bait)
Where did you find a job that only needed 54 interviews?
I got lucky. They said that the normal process is 57 interviews but they liked me.