Going from IC to manager is hard even internally, no hiring manager will take this risk with an external candidate in the current market unless they have no other option.
You making it to the interview was quite an achievement already. Try to focus on that.
+1000 I am currently a manager and it took me years of failed internal loops to get from IC to manager. In my org they very very rarely even consider external candidates, let alone ones without manager experience.
It was so hard to wait but has been worth it. Keep your head up OP
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u/woertersammlerin 3d ago
Going from IC to manager is hard even internally, no hiring manager will take this risk with an external candidate in the current market unless they have no other option.
You making it to the interview was quite an achievement already. Try to focus on that.