Man, I feel for you. I'm fortunate in that I'm able to retire out of tech. It wasn't always this bad. Companies didn't used to be so scared to death that they were going to hire the "wrong" person - which has led to long chains of interviews and decision paralysis. I'm hearing that 8 or 9 rounds of interviews for a position isn't unusual anymore. In the late 80s, mid 90s it wasn't unusual to get hired right there on the spot after an hour or two of interviewing.
As for advice... I'm not sure what to tell you. I think if I were in my 30s at this point I'd look into being an electrician. The pay is pretty good and there will be plenty of work. And it's not likely to be automated for at least another 20 years.
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Man, I feel for you. I'm fortunate in that I'm able to retire out of tech. It wasn't always this bad. Companies didn't used to be so scared to death that they were going to hire the "wrong" person - which has led to long chains of interviews and decision paralysis. I'm hearing that 8 or 9 rounds of interviews for a position isn't unusual anymore. In the late 80s, mid 90s it wasn't unusual to get hired right there on the spot after an hour or two of interviewing.
As for advice... I'm not sure what to tell you. I think if I were in my 30s at this point I'd look into being an electrician. The pay is pretty good and there will be plenty of work. And it's not likely to be automated for at least another 20 years.