Stopped

It's official now. After going through 8 interview processes - most of which were 3 separate interviews - not a single one of them worked out. And that's despite me doing my best and more every time. I would study the company's history, prepare a list of smart questions, practice my answers until I got sick of them, and always show up dressed to the nines. And in the end, it was still pointless. So that's it, I've reached my limit. I'm not going to treat them like a life-or-death matter anymore. I'll just show up, be myself, and that's it. Whatever happens, happens. I don't know if the problem is the job market or what exactly, but what's certain is that I'm not wasting my nights and weekends preparing anymore, just to get ghosted by a recruiter in the end. Yeah, the last few interviews I’ve had, I feel like I've been out of body experiences. It’s weird dropping that stupid cultural facade about kissing ass, but I’m currently employed so when the interview happens, I’m ridiculously candid and straight up. The older I get the more I’m like “yes, I can do it, do you want to hire me or not?” Especially with the current job market, it is very difficult to get interviews, so this puts qualified candidates under pressure, stress, and causes them to over-prepare for interviews. I believe they should pay attention to interview tips, simple preparation, and self-confidence, and the matter will be simple.