1 year since graduation later
Full Storyjob searchinterviews
"just bombed my first technical interview"
I completely bombed my first technical interview, feeling super down and regretful
10/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchpart-time job
"new job did not meet expectations"
I got a part-time job instead of full-time, causing financial stress
8/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchentry level web dev
"struggling to find internship or job"
applied to many platforms, got weak responses
8/10 regret
3 days after interview later
Full Storyjob searchInterview Process
"Interviewing for senior role at large apparel company"
Passed hiring manager and HR person, asked about salary expectations
2/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchJob Fairs
"Attending MixerCloud job fair"
Attended MixerCloud job fair, no regrets so far
2/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchSDE/backend dev
"Applied to 50+ companies"
Got no responses, ghosted by companies
7/10 regret
4 months later
Full Storyjob searchresume optimization
"Tailored resume to job postings"
Applied to 694 jobs, got 10 callbacks; rewrote resume to increase callbacks to 13/15
2/10 regret
1 week later later
Full Storyjob searchPoor Communication
"Accepted job offer based on schedule"
Manager changed schedule without notice, causing childcare issues
8/10 regret
2 months later
Full Storyjob searchInterview Rejection
"Chasing multiple job opportunities"
Two interview rejections in a row, feeling exhausted
8/10 regret
3 years later
Full Storyjob searchSite Reliability Engineer
"Seeking remote SRE position for work-life balance"
Failed to secure SRE positions at Google and Meta
8/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchJob Application
"Applied to job despite internal hiring"
Received positive email from hiring manager after internal hire
2/10 regret
10-15 days after graduation later
Full Storyjob searchunemployed
"applying to 50+ data roles daily"
Feeling stuck and depressed after months of job searching
8/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchCareer Change
"Looking for new job as Software Engineer in Europe"
Sent CV to many companies, got automated rejections
5/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchCareer Growth
"Spent 6 months preparing for a better job"
Got laid off due to company restructuring, struggled with job search
6/10 regret
2 years after graduation later
Full Storyjob searchOnline Platforms
"Searching for a more efficient job search process"
Manual job search process is tedious and frustrating
6/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchhiring process
"Companies expect too much from job applicants"
Companies give no feedback, pretend to care about perfect candidates
8/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchfinding jobs
"looking for a new job"
I'm unhappy with my current job and want to find a better one
2/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchCareer stagnation
"Keep grinding LeetCode or add side projects"
Career stuck due to lack of relevant tech exposure
8/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchApplication Strategy
"Applying to more jobs didn't lead to better results"
Focused on volume, but results didn't reflect effort
6/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyjob searchinterviewing
"sent a thank you video after interview"
landed a job after sending a thank you video
5/10 regret