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I was a recent US citizen and Masters graduate in ECE from a top 10 engineering school. After passing my in-person interviews and being told that the "hard part was over," I was declined for hiring. Timeline: * **Day 0:** Submitted resume online

I had multiple recruiter interviews about general HR stuff. Each one was about 15-30 minutes. Then, I had one phone screen with a couple of technical coding questions. These were pretty straightforward, the kind you can find in algorithm books. Aft

Phase 1: Initial Screening 1. Recruiter Screen (30 minutes) The recruiter asked questions to assess my resume and experience, such as: * "Can you briefly describe your most challenging project and your role in it?" * "Why are you interested in Goo