The New Grad job hunt
It's finally over! After 9 months of applying throughout my senior year (150+ applications total), I have finally landed an entry-level iOS engineer role in LA w/ a consumer tech company. $125k base salary. T30 school.
It was a weird ride. I initially applied for their internship and made it to a final round before ultimately being rejected. A different recruiter cold emailed me a few weeks later about a new position opening up and invited me to interview. After meeting the EM, the interview process was accelerated and I received a verbal offer in the same week.
While I'm used to people saying that interviews are good networking opportunities, I didn't believe it after so many rejections. Yet, I guess I made enough of an impression on someone to be heavily considered for this role.
So, I guess try to have fun and be positive when you interview! People will notice.