# Five final rounds. Zero responses.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Tech professional · via r/recruitinghell

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.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · via Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/five-interviews-five-final-rounds-but-zero-responses-frustrated-techie-gets-valuable-lessons-from-netizens/articleshow/124384101.cms)*
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