[thejazzman]

Effective for whom? And at doing what?

SV is full of mediocre engineers; so it fails at guaranteeing you got yourself a star. And I don't think anyone needs more anecdotes to think great candidates lose for arbitrary/subjective/misunderstanding/random reasons

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I'm 15y into my career with a degree from CMU; I am treated like royalty everywhere I work ... and yet I still absolutely dread, hate and repeatedly have bad experiences interviewing for jobs.

I've considered switching careers numerous times because of the emotional distress I go through just interviewing. And that's before we even talk about the insane amount of time every prospective employer demands of you!

[HeyLaughingBoy]

> insane amount of time every prospective employer demands of you

I have worked an average of 40-hour/week jobs for my entire 30-year career. What's this "demand" nonsense?

[brookside]

I believe parent is talking about time demands of the interview process, not the job.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

ah!

[MichaelZuo]

Who's forcing you to stay in SV?

If it's making you so stressed out as you claim, then the obvious step, to me, would be a change of scenery.