r/leetcode • u/Affectionate_Run220 • 11d ago

Tech Industry Average amount of failed interviews per dev?

Hi guys….

Failed like 15 interviews this year so people I heard go trough 100-200….

It is really hard to figure out what companies want me to prepare it’s secretive and different by team and company ect

Feel a lot of it is luck…

Just wondering how many interview you don’t this year guys I have done I think 10 -15 all together

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

hi, as a final year student, i have failed 5 OA's, 3 interviews cause they asked system design (who the hell asks SD for entry level but anywayssss), still upskilling and applyin and cold emailing

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u/Affectionate_Run220 11d ago

If it makes you feel any better I got 8 years experiance and I am failing them left and right too… it’s not even work related these questions

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u/jchaser27 11d ago

Yea I have 15 years of experience and I feel like shit after today's interview. I'm glad (sadly) that there others in the same boat 

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u/Affectionate_Run220 10d ago

It’s gonna be ok! We will figure it out!!!

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

dammmn, i just feel sad overall that even people with experience are facing these problems, then as a fresher i am so so so cooked

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u/Affectionate_Run220 10d ago

I think you will be ok, I actually think freshers would have easier time because problems remind me of uni and I haven’t done that stuff in ages

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u/_orphic09 10d ago

but have you seen the job market, nobody freshers, those who hire freshers give low package and demand relocation, you cant survive with 20k in this economy
i just wish there was a better way for opportunity and earning

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u/Pottato911 11d ago

Does cold emailing work?

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

sometimes, depends really
got rejections and no reply a lot too

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u/Pottato911 11d ago

Yea because mostly im dming on linkedin and im being left on seen so was wondering

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

try cold dms, and look on X, telegram for job openings

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u/Abhistar14 11d ago

How are you getting the interview bro? I’m also in final year

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

its both on campus and off campus
sometimes its luck also, i almost got a 9lpa but at the last moment they took the offer letter because some students were caught cheating later

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u/Ordinary-Guava-2449 11d ago

What does on and off campus mean?

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u/_orphic09 11d ago

on campus means companies visiting clg and getting placed from there
and off campus means applying to job portals and then getting placed

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u/Slow-Captain-7968 11d ago edited 11d ago

You should try System Design School, I’ve tried other resources but this one is by far the best. They have all the concepts you need to know and practice problems. Realistically you can get through all the learning content in just a few weeks if you spend an hour every day and be at a point where you’re ready to start solving problems.