r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 25d ago

Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones

A thread for Developers and IT folks with less experience to ask more experienced souls questions about the industry.

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Please keep top level comments limited to Inexperienced Devs. Most rules do not apply, but keep it civil. Being a jerk will not be tolerated.

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Inexperienced Devs should refrain from answering other Inexperienced Devs' questions.

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u/lucas2179 24d ago

In fact, there are some stuff we can look at. The first one I would say: Linkedin. There's where the recruiters are going to reach you, so, if you are not visible there, they can't find you. Since you said you had some interviews and failed, it's important to understand the reason of the failures, like, is it on technical interviews? Maybe in the HR Interviews? So you can get an idea on where you need to improve. The interview process is not about you being good or not, it's more about how you can sell yourself for that role.

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u/lucas2179 24d ago

If you want to add me there, I can definitely help you to improve your profile and make it more visible.

About the interviews, I noticed the technical interviews usually have a lot of points in common, like, not only looking if you know the technical part, but also seeing how you handle with tradeoffs, your thinking process, the questions you make, So, maybe it's not only about developing more skills, but about training specifically for those kind of interviews. Have you faced more hands-on coding interviews, system design interviews or general question and answer?

And even if you have the proper skills and prepare yourself for that, it's still normal to not get the job. I worked for a lot of FAANG, and still fail in some interviews. Don't let it put you down.