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Q: for FAANG recruiters, do candidates get a reject stamp after failing even at the later stages?
I advanced to the last stage at Facebook (Meta) around a year ago but failed on my last interview, a combination of not being familiar with the process and not having chemistry with the interviewer.
A friend who is a hiring manager recently recommended me and this time without even a HR call I received a straight up thanks but no thanks email.
Does this mean I’ve been permanently black listed?
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I made it to FAANG with no grad school, and mid tier undergrad. It’s experience and knowledge.
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It's worth it to go back to school to get a job you actually like.
Amazon is so massive, you’ll have a different ‘bar’ at each team you apply to.
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If you made it to final interview for a "highly senior position," then you have what it takes to not work as a new grad. You should keep applying.
That said, having a degree will make your life easier in the long run. You'll get through more resume screens. Just what proportion is totally beyond me.
If the school will help improve your network and availability for campus recruitment. If it’s just for tech skills you may have less expensive options
It would be more for networking yeah, I know where I can improve but having a hard time getting a response after initial CV submit.
OP - look ten years down the road. If you’ll be unhappy with yourself not having completed that degree then go do it while you can. Don’t link it with a specific job in mind. If you’ll be happy with a version of yourself with the same job you are trying to get right now without the degree then don’t do it, but if you wrote this post, I think your gut is telling you do finish your undergrad. If so, do it. The school fees are trivial in the long run.
Networking > school (if you've already got skills)
Start school. It can help even if you stay. But also wait to see how Newco shakes out. Both Newco and IBM will look totally different with completely new opportunities after the split