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day 63. 186 applications, 14 callbacks, 9 rounds cleared, 0 offers. quick poll for my sanity: how long did your job hunt take?

Sneha Kulkarni@laidoff_not_out

October 21, 2026

39 votesEnds Oct 28, 2026

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Kenji Tanabe@kenjitanabe#4 in Interview Horror Stories
Voted "still looking". Month eight. You're doing the right things, Sneha. 9 rounds cleared is not nothing.
4 net votes
Kunal Bhatia@kunal_dsa#2 in Interview Horror Stories
9 rounds cleared means the skill part is done. The rest is timing and freezes. Saturday mock still on?
5 net votes
Sneha Kulkarni@laidoff_not_out#3 in Interview Horror Stories
still on. i'll bring the graph problems you keep threatening me with
0 net votes
Ankit Khurana@faang_or_bust#9 in Interview Horror Stories
my referral at my co is in the final stage btw. dont jinx it
3 net votes
Sneha Kulkarni@laidoff_not_out#3 in Interview Horror Stories
not jinxing. not breathing either.
0 net votes
Aoife Brennan@aoifeb_dev2 rep in Interview Horror Stories
still looking club, month 5 in dublin. sending solidarity across the timezones
2 net votes
Rahul Deshmukh@rahul_d_jobhunt#5 in Interview Horror Stories
STILL LOOKING CLUB 🫠 we should get jackets
2 net votes
Meenal Deshpande@meenal_restarts4 rep in Interview Horror Stories
Voted "still looking" for my return to work. We will both get there, Sneha. See you Saturday.
4 net votes