A friend of mine has difficulties to land their first job as a software engineer. He does well on technical interviews, phone interviews, but still hasn't received an offer.
I have been wondering if his ethnicity might be the reason, or if he is doing something in the interview that comes across as "not likable". How can he figure out what is happening at the interview stage that's causing him to not get the job?
Talk to a recruiter. They have an incentive to place people. Since they are not directly doing the hiring, your friend may get a little more honest feedback on what she may be doing wrong.
It's not ideal. I wouldn't expect to get a job. Be sincere about wanting to get placed and you may get the help you need.
Good luck.
The question will probably be closed because we cannot guess what his problem his, and thus we cannot help solving it.
However, when your friend gets rejected, he could ask something like :
"Dear Sir/Madam, I understand that my application has been declined. As I am striving towards self-improvement, would you please explain me what went wrong in this interview ?"
Not everyone will answer, but some people will give him their feedback.
