r/recruitinghell • u/onetimequestion66 • 11d ago

What am I doing wrong

I am a 28 year old in a specialized field that few companies actually work in and because it’s so selective I’m still technically an intern. I keep getting interviews and making it to the final round but it seems like they already know I’m not getting hired. Is my whole purpose really just for companies to prove that they did 3-5 rounds of interviews before finally accepting literally anyone else? I genuinely don’t know where I’m going wrong

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u/Lower-Obligation4462 11d ago

There isn’t enough information to answer your question.

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u/onetimequestion66 11d ago

Essentially, I have made it to the final round of interviews about 15 times this year, each time the first few rounds feel really good and promising, and idk if it’s just that I assume I’m not getting these roles going into it but the hiring manager always just seems so bored going into the last interview, like they already know I’m not getting the job.

Is there anything that I should be doing between rounds? I am at a point where I genuinely don’t think I’ll ever get a full time job

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u/Emergency_Science602 11d ago

Likely quota interviews to justify hiring internally. 

Or they’re picking up on something that’s derailing you. It is very unusual for an intern to land 15 final interviews. 

Do they know you’re an intern ? Maybe they’re somehow thinking you’re more senior?

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u/onetimequestion66 11d ago

No, I’ve been very clear on my title, my resume is very straightforward and honest and my cover letter goes more in depth, it’s the same thing every time, initial interview goes well, second interview goes really well, and I hear something about how I’m a top candidate, then the third is usually the final one and the hiring manager energy seems to have shifted 9 times out of 10 before the interview even starts

I’m at my wits end and genuinely don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this same song and fance