Finally switched jobs after 3 years ㅠㅠ
I started preparing in February and finally signed! I got rejected 11 times at the resume stage and 6 times at interviews, then got accepted at the last one.
The last company contacted me two days after the interview, and my hands were really shaking then. Salary went up 12%, and it comes with remote work twice a week.
Most of all, I'm glad I didn't give up. Good luck, everyone...
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Congratulations!! Getting rejected at the document screening 11 times would really have crushed your spirit—that's amazing.
Congrats, congrats—two WFH days is awesome.
This is so true lol. I also got in on my 12th try in March, and until then my self-esteem was really at rock bottom. But after I got in, all those rejections felt like someone else’s story. To those preparing for the next round, don’t beat yourselves up too much.
Thanks for your hard work. I'm currently mentally crushed after getting my 8th rejection notice, but reading this post is giving me strength...
Well, preparing since February and getting that many interviews seems like luck played a part too. Isn’t it a bit risky to conclude that “you just have to not give up”? From where I stand—having spent a year sending out over a hundred applications and still only getting as far as that—it just looks like a lucky case.
Honestly, a 12% raise isn’t that much when you factor in the cost of switching jobs (adjustment + risk), so it’s because remote work is such a big factor, right? I’m also weighing a similar offer myself.
Congratulations! Would you mind if I ask how you applied to the company you ended up joining? I’m curious whether you applied after seeing a job posting or through a referral haha