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I've been interviewing a lot lately (naturally) and I've had a similar experience. I keep getting really good initial feedback on my resume, make it through several rounds of interviews with more good feedback, and then come out the other side with "We're reprioritizing our 2024 plans" or some version on that theme.

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I finally found work a month ago, and of course as soon as I got a job I got a dump of emails from places I applied to in the fucking spring/summer either with a generic rejection (not sure why I generic ATS rejection requires months) or a "oops sorry we're not actually hiring anyone for this role anymore" message.

I think the macro economic environment has really spooked companies over the past 18months when it comes to adjusting headcount. Hopefully 2024 will be better?

I am lucky enough to still have a decent position. I have real sympathy for all those who have been laid off in the past year, it's gotta be tough.

Laid off twice in 12 months. I hate life.

That said, My domain (games) does do leetcode style BS but fortunately haven't had to come across system design questions. Think that veers too far from games architecture to really matter unless you're looking for a backend role.

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