17 months of Applications but no offer. Need some guidance and tips to get a job

Hey people

I have been applying for 17 months and for the past 10 months I have been deeply into applications, giving everything I got. Applying with tailored resumes and sht.

Got interviews at Meta, Apple Amazon as well.
But got hit by my bad luck so hard that Meta rejected the offer because of layoffs in the department.
Cleared TCS interview but kept on hold as project is not confirmed yet.

I am deep in financial crisis including loan and everyday expenses. Even my family got into financial trouble so I am not able to ask for help from home as well.

Im in Stem OPT and giving interviews, screenings but getting an offer is very hard as they are not looking to hire people on OPT.

Need some guidance on how to get contract jobs/ referrals/ and anything that I can get an offer in my hand.

I got 3 years of experience in AI and did my masters in AI.
I am looking for jobs in AI and Data domains.

Need ur help guys.

Thanks

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u/Tight_Ad_2832 — 3 days ago

Amazon SDE-1 2026 Reject after successful completion of OA

I applied to amazon for the sde-1 2026 role, did the OA, passed every test case, felt pretty confident about it. then a few days later rejection email. “moving forward with other candidates” lol

kinda threw me off ngl, thought passing the OA at least got you a phone screen

Does anyone went through the same??

u/Tight_Ad_2832 — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/GetEmployed+2 crossposts

OA for SDE 2, but I want to be considered for SDE 1

Hey ppl, I applied for SDE at prime video it didnt say anything about SDE 1 or 2.
Recruiter reached out to me for OA. Recruiter gave me preparation links for SDE 2 and I was kinda confused
I passed OA just today.

But the problem is,they are considering for SDE 2 I know i cannot handle System design just yet(failed meta onsite last month)
Can I ask my recruiter if there is a chance they can consider me for SDE 1 before the onsite interviews ?

Does anyone went through the same?

Appreciate your quick responses.
Cheers!

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u/Tight_Ad_2832 — 5 months ago
▲ 4 r/amazonsdeprep+2 crossposts

OA Amazon SDE 2, but I need to get into SDE 1

Hey ppl, I applied for SDE at prime video it didnt say anything about SDE 1 or 2.
Recruiter reached out to me for OA. Recruiter gave me preparation links for SDE 2 and I was kinda confused
I passed OA just today.

But the problem is,they are considering for SDE 2 I know i cannot handle System design just yet(failed meta onsite last month)
Can I ask my recruiter if there is a chance they can consider me for SDE 1 before the onsite interviews ?

Does anyone went through the same?

Appreciate your quick responses.
Cheers!

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u/Tight_Ad_2832 — 5 months ago