Is the modern interview process fundamentally broken ?

I used to believe that if I just improved my resume, practiced more LeetCode, and applied consistently, things would eventually work out.

Lately, I’m not so sure.

Over the past few months, I’ve seen things that genuinely made me question whether the hiring process is still designed for humans:

1. Jobs asking for 3–5 years of experience for “entry-level” roles
2. One-way interviews where you talk to a camera and never hear back
3. Rejections within minutes of applying
4. Jobs being reposted every few weeks (are they even hiring?)
5. Hundreds of applicants in hours, yet the role stays open forever
6. Great conversations → “We’ll get back to you” → silence

At some point, it stops feeling like feedback on your skills and starts feeling like noise in a broken system.

The most exhausting part isn’t rejection
It’s the lack of transparency.

You don’t know:

1. If the job is real
2. If they already have internal candidates
3. If your resume was ever seen by a human
4. If the interview process is even fair

You just keep applying… hoping.

And yet, we blame ourselves

We assume:

“Maybe I’m not good enough.”
“Maybe I need another project.”
“Maybe I need to rewrite my resume again.”

But after a point, it becomes clear that something bigger is wrong.

I don’t think developers are failing

I think the system is failing developers.

The incentives of job boards, hiring platforms, recruiters, and companies are not aligned with candidates. Speed > quality. Volume > thoughtfulness. Automation > humanity.

And the cost of that is paid by job seekers.

I’m genuinely curious:

1. Does the current interview process feel broken to you too?
2. Have you had experiences that made you question the system?
3. Or do you think this is just how it’s always been?

Would love to hear real stories.