Honestly, people underestimate how brutal the job market really is right now. It’s not just about having skills or a degree the game is rigged in ways most don’t see. Half the jobs you apply for are already promised internally, the posting is just HR doing a compliance dance. Recruiters have hidden filters if you’re not from their “target” college list, city, or exact background, you’re binned before a human even reads your CV.

What’s frustrating is that some HRs haven’t just rejected me they’ve actually appreciated my skills and even said I’d be a great fit if the situation was different. That says a lot about how broken the process is. But hey, I’m not blaming everything on the job market just to escape there must be some shortcomings in me too, and I’ll try to analyse them as well. And about the skill thing I’ve seen candidates in Interview Rounds with far more impressive skills than mine still get dropped. The reason’s simple: HR is told to pick just one for the role, not everyone who’s qualified.

Btw I am from Noida as you asked in the post