Keep getting to the hiring manager round and then… nothing. Anyone else?
I’ve been interviewing for a few months now, and I’ve noticed a pattern that’s breaking me a little. I make it through the recruiter screen, I make it through the hiring manager round, sometimes I really click with the person and walk away thinking “that went well.” And then it just… stops. No next round. Either a rejection email or, more often, silence.
It’s a weird kind of frustrating because it’s not the “your resume got auto-rejected” wall. I’m getting far enough that real people are talking to me and seemingly liking me. But something after that conversation isn’t converting, and I can’t see what it is. No feedback, no reason, just a door that closes quietly.
I’ve put so much into prepping for each of these. Researching the role, the team, the product. Tailoring everything. And doing that over and over while still holding down a demanding full-time job takes a toll I don’t think people talk about enough.
I don’t even know what I’m asking for here. Maybe just to hear I’m not the only one stuck at this exact stage. If you’ve been here and broken through it, what changed?