Honestly feeling like crap, I’ve been on over 15 interviews and haven’t gotten any offers. I’m a tier 1 and was early promoted and I just can’t believe it’s this hard to leave, I feel like I’m just going to be an auditor forever :/ Anyone going through the same thing?

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Hang in there! What this tells me:

1. You’re getting the interview. You’re resume looks very good, your recruiter is good as well.

2. Your not getting the offer. That means someone else beat you during the interview. Sometimes it’s skill based, sometimes it’s culture fit, sometimes it’s you (said something bad).

I’d analyze the issue, and keep pushing on!

You got it man.

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Thank you! This was helpful, just have to keep going and improve and hope something works out

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The job market is incredibly competitive right now. It’s unrealistic to assume things will stay this difficult. You would’ve had a job by now under normal conditions, and you’ll find one quickly once society recovers if you haven’t before then. I recently finally got an offer I’m happy with after months of searching.

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seriously so happy for you because I know how relieved I would feel if I had an offer lol 😂 thank you, going to keep trying and keep applying!

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Update: I have 4 offers!!! Going to accept one for over 6 figures + a signing bonus!!! Thanks to everyone who gave me great advice and keep looking if you haven’t found it yet! You will!!

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Congrats man.

Sorry to break it to you but no one cares if you were tier 1 or early promoted when applying for new jobs. I’m assuming you’re applying for jobs you’re qualified for, so just keep looking as you’re not the only one who get rejected multiple times.

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Sorry- harsh reality is no one cares about that all that much and this discussion tells me you are anchoring on it pretty hard.

Having been through a similar experience, I’ll say that interviewing is a skill and it’s one most of us aren’t very good at because we find a job and then excel at it and let our performance do the talking. I would suggest doing a lot of mock interviews with people who will be candid and maybe also record yourself.

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The job market is honestly very hard right now. Don’t give up! Keep applying!

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Also in the same boat! ive been applying and interviewing for months, got many interviews, and nothing. I’m an S3 too so I have many years of experience. Crazy that it’s this difficult to get anything

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And lol 7 years of experience hahaha

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How are you in the interviews? It’s more about fit than knowledge IMO.

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Same here

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I tried to understand why. There are a lot of politics in recruiting too. Some job postings are fake, some recruiter don’t think you are a quick win for them so they got you, they are interviewing other people, hr haven’t looked at your application yet, some hiring people nitpick things that you can’t control. Then the last I pester my SO for comfort. Lol don’t worry you will find the one, it just takes time.

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How are you doing in the interview questions? And are you making it to the second round?

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Also realize when everyone has the same background it’s hard to stick out, maybe try applying to positions a little outside of accounting where your experience will be more unique

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Figure it out! There’s always a solution. Re write your resume. Re do your LinkedIn. Research more about how to perform well in interviews. Research what type of people are getting those roles. Do they have extra certifications? Are you ensuring you’re coming across as a great candidate for things other than directly accounting related roles?

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Same

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I'm on the same boat! Reading this post made me feel better

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Glad I could help lol

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At least you’re getting interviews 😞

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Same here and it’s busy season as well. Competition is crazy right now especially now that it’s all remote and the lay offs. Best wishes to you! Definitely keep it up.

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I’ve had the exact opposite experience. See below for some tips based off of my opinion (again just my opinion):

1. How’s your attitude during the interview? You don’t want to come off as a know it all or entitled just because you have big 4 on ur resume.

2. Are you able to connect with the interviewer and show how your skills translates to the new role?

3. What are your salary expectations? if your asking for 50% more than someone else ; they’ll most likely get it

4. Are you using a recruiter? For some reason I don’t like recruiters. They’re pushy and feel like they’re only looking out for themselves. Apply directly on the company website (this will save them money as well)

5. ALWAYS save questions for the end. I always like to ask throughout but you can’t not ask anything when they say “do you have any questions”

6. You always need to be transparent. When i got my most recent offer I was very transparent with my wants / needs from the beginning

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Focus less on technical expertise and prior career performance and more on building a genuine connection with the people you interview with.

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What’s your level? Assuming exp. associate? What kind of roles are you applying to? Have you reached back out to any of the interviewers for feedback?

Ah yes sorry I overlooked the piece on early promotion.

I've interviewed with two different companies this year and was ghosted by both.

Sorry :/ hope you get something you like!

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