I applied to several roles, including Technical Writer / Platform Engineering (Fly Machines) and UX Engineer, among others. The first mistake I made was continuing to apply to similar roles instead of stopping after the first rejection. PLEASE, for the love of God, I know the job market is tough and everyone is trying to find what they can. But in a normal job market, or even a few years ago, people wouldn’t subject themselves to this kind of interview process. The process is mentally and emotionally demoralising. They may think it’s fair, but it really isn’t. I don’t believe it’s about competition — it’s just a very flawed interview pattern. Applying here drains you and damages your confidence.

It is very strange, because it is really not an interview at all, they just want a complete solution right up at front, which you can tell since the first part to be completed in a very short amount of time, basically a proposal, which is something that takes times.