[nhgiang]

Just my 2 cents: Could it be that the way you present your experience is not focused? You've mastered many difficult topics and proved yourself in many intellectual demanding jobs, that would've made you a desire for many non-FAANG companies. But this time you're aiming for the best of the best, and for them, your achievements may only be average.

It could be that you need to select and prioritize your experience in your CV in such a way that tells the recruiter "I know what you're looking for and I've got it right here".

And even after you got that perfectly, somebody else still could snatch that job from you.

Not trying to sound deep or anything, just want to encourage you to try again :)

[throwawaystress]

Thanks! How do you recommend prioritizing that experience? I think my resume looks pretty good, but maybe it needs work. It goes: Short profile > skills > education (including coursework) > work experience. I put the education bit before work experience because I just graduated. I also included a link to my GitHub.

[nhgiang]

I think that's as good as anybody. I think on the Internet, CV advice is no better than medical advice lol.

Don't get fixated on FAANG or any company for that matter. That's vain.

[throwawaystress]

I guess the reason I want a FAANG job is the career security that comes with knowing that other companies will give me a second look because I have them on my resume. And of course, it feels bad when friends are able to do it and I can’t :(