Anyone else having really tough luck getting a gig? I have been averaging 6 interviews a week for over two months, and cannot get to the offer stage. I even met with one company eleven times and they just rejected me today. I have referrals for all of the roles. I am gutted. I don’t know how to proceed. 😔 I’ve never had such difficulty in getting work. I am product designer with coding and pm experience. I feel like people get confused with my experience and I don’t fit any one box…

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I never had any problems either until when I was laid off from my last job. Took me over 500 applications and four years, countless interviews until I got hired again. My advice? Find other ways to make income right now. Freelance/consult, do some other kind of work, cobble together some income because it could be a while.

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Thanks. Definitely taught me a new level of resilience, but my income really suffered. Good luck and hang in there, it's not you, it's the system.

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11 meetings? Good god man, have some dignity. That is totally unreasonable.

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Same here! I didn’t realize how difficult it would be. Starting to feel really discouraged and not sure if I’ll even be employed before end of year.

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Anyone hiring? I am very versatile.

So sorry 😞 happy to refer to Meta if you haven’t applied already.

Hey would you mind if I dm you about the culture at meta?

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