“Referrals from people on the team hiring can’t get through the recruiter screen, with reasons baffling the referrer.”

I have no idea what is/isn’t working, and feel like nobody knows what they’re doing.

UX/Product/VD are all different but using the same hiring standards, and nobody understands what design does. Companies think their vertical is special and can’t be learned.

Referrals from people on the team hiring can’t get through the recruiter screen, with reasons baffling the referrer. Startups find and want to hire me, only to ghost me for a month after interviews then decide to not proceed.

4 Rounds including unpaid take home only to be told they went with someone who got to round 5 first.