Five final rounds. Zero responses.

A tech professional on r/recruitinghell tallied up their recent job search: five different companies, five final-round interviews, and exactly zero responses afterward. Not rejections — silence. Interviewers had called them a "great fit" and promised follow-ups that never came. In three cases the roles remained open for months afterward, still accepting applications. The post resonated precisely because the math was so clean: five finals, zero replies. The subreddit's advice was blunt — until there's an offer letter in your inbox, there is no offer.