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To: TexasGunLover
I don't understand. When I was looking in the area, I couldn't even get an interview. Granted, I'm over 40 and was laid off after only being with new company for a few months. Red flags for hiring folks. I never even got a chance to explain why I was laid off. It occurred after a short medical leave for a bad concussion (occurred at home while moving into new house). No reflection on my capability but may be a reflection of the person I was working for...

So, now I'm tainted and doing my own thing. I was only granted one interview in two years... with SpaceX of all companies. I find that pretty amusing. I was not good enough for all of these normal companies, but SpaceX gave me a shot.
49 posted on 09/29/2019 10:51:33 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: StolarStorm

Yeah, only companies to grant real interviews to me was a VR company in Hong Kong, Huawei, Pratt & Whitney and MLB. I’m now 6 months with baseball.

Not a single Indian-run big tech company (Microsoft, Facebook, Unity, Google, Boeing etc) did I make it past the screening interview. A vast majority of the time I couldn’t even understand the Indian recruiter. It was a lot of me asking “can you repeat the question?” Or 10 years of experience required for something only in existence for 5...


51 posted on 09/29/2019 11:12:47 AM PDT by Starcitizen (American. No hypenation necessary. Send the H1B and H4EAD slime home. American jobs for Americans)
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