If you are in the Tampa Bay area, how would you describe your current job search? I have been looking for a couple months and I get to the 2nd face to face interview or ZOOM call and POOF, I never hear back from the company again. This after I take their sample project to prove my knowledge in the field. I think they are gathering ideas from designers "taking these tests" and using them for their own designs. Just disappointing. BTW, I do follow up on them, and I get no response. Any advice?

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I'm a little south of Tampa, but this has pretty much been my experience as well. I've been ghosted more times than I've been asked to come in for additional interview rounds. I don't have any real advice since I'm facing the same thing other than to be really skeptical about submitting test assignments. I feel like companies are taking advantage of job seekers to get free work done and would want to make sure that wasn't going to be the case before spending my time on a sample assignment. Check the Glassdoor reviews of any company that asks for this kind of thing. If you see a lot of people mentioning it being required and not leading to offers, I wouldn't waste my time.

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Thanks! So I am not alone,

I'm not in the Tampa Bay area, but this has been my experience as well. A lot of first and second round interviews, not a lot of job offers. It does make me wonder if there is something sketchy going on.

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It's just weird.

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