I’ve gotten to the final stage in interview process at 5 places now to be told no. First and second interviews at a bunch of other places too. Not sure what I could be doing better.

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So hard to know what to tweak without more context. Overall, we’re all looking for ways to stand out in a really crowded world no matter what you’re trying to do.

So if there’s one broad piece of advice I’d give, it’s to consider all the things that make you, your work, your experience, and what you have to offer different and show that to the people who are the decision makers.

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Same. Over a year of that. Running dry. Only thing is make better work to out do anyone. Easier said than done.

That is so hard. I’m sorry. I’ve been there.

I finally decided to send an email to one of the hiring managers saying I respected their decision but that I was curious if they had any constructive criticism for me as I continued my search. I was surprised to hear really specific feedback on what kind of work they felt was missing from my book. I went ahead and created some of that work as a personal exercise and it not only helped round out my book, but helped me focus on something constructive during my search.

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