I get passed up after the in person interview EVERY TIME. Can someone tell me what the heck might be going on?

Hey guys!

To start this off, I'm a 27 year old guy with a B.A. from a highly-ranked public university, have a plethora of graduate coursework under my belt, and 6 years of solid professional experience.

When I graduated at 21, I immediately got a job in the insurance industry with a major carrier. I worked as an Adjuster, was promoted to a complex liability adjuster and an appraiser, and obtained a Property & Casualty + Life/Health license and spent a year selling policies and helping people navigate the insurance world and understand the mysterious, non-tangible product they were buying. I was great at all these jobs, received rave reviews from superiors, and worked incredibly long hours to ensure I was top tier.

Then, a little over a year ago, I got bored. I began taking graduate courses in Programming and Data Analytics, and realized how profoundly boring it is to watch the insurance industry evolve compared to fields related to tech and data - which are so much more interesting to me! Not to mention, the advancement opportunities in insurance are limited, and I can't survive on the low-ish salary I was making after buying a home.

In April of this year, I decided to jump ship on the insurance industry, and accepted a research & project support position at a thriving FinTech company. I was in love from the very first day; I worked closely with the development team and gained familiarity with C# and SQL and worked closely with account managers who managed integrations and onboarding with our SaaS product. I predominantly did the back-office work for these roles, and I was on track for a promotion this fall into an account management position.

Then, in September, I got in a really bad car accident and shattered part of my jaw, broke 4 teeth, and suffered a mild concussion. My job promptly fired me a week later because they didn't like how many doctors appointments I had. So I was back to square one.

I've submitted 145 resumes on Indeed since October 2nd, applied for well over 30 positions on company sites, and attended 11 in person interviews in the past 10 days. Being that I'm changing the trajectory of my career to a more tech- or data-focused field, I planned on starting entry level. The jobs I've been interviewing for are a mix of entry level support jobs at startups, low level project jobs at tech companies, and a few less tech-y jobs to fill in the gaps. I know I won't get anything super fancy, but I go have a modest salary requirement and would at least appreciate some upward mobility potential in the company.

I've always been a stellar interviewer, and I'm a pretty pleasant person to converse with. (For example, the HR Manager at my FinTech advised my interview was the most polished she had conducted in her career) After every interview, I've had great vibes and felt confident, sent thank you notes, and patiently awaited follow up, but I still seem to get rejection after rejection after rejection.

Today, I got rejected from a job that required 3 phone interviews and a 5 hour in person interview with multiple panels. They even went over benefits with me over the phone after the interview, and still rejected me.

This evening, another rejection rolled into my email for a tech startup support position that I honestly felt like I was overqualified for. But hey... it wasn't meant to be... right? I always feel silly when I'm almost 28 and the managers I'm interviewing with are 23... so maybe I'm too old?!

Then, I normally get these canned rejection emails, "We have determined that you do not adequately meet the requirements for this position....".... so if I didn't meet the requirements (which I did!) why did you waste your time and my time bringing me in for an interview?

This is honestly just an obnoxious rant, I suppose, because I'm having a hard time wrapping this up with a question. But seriously, 11 interviews and rejected from every single one? Has anyone ever been in a similar situation and realized something they were doing wrong or made an adjustment that lead to better success? Because I'm sitting here completely clueless regarding what I'm doing wrong, and I'll try anything at this point.

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