I had many interviews, but the outcome is the same, i.e. my skill set is only useful at Intel. What can I do as I want to get a job at one of FAANG company?
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Maybe it’s time to reinvent yourself and change careers, that’s what I had to do.
"What can I do as I want to get a job at one of FAANG company"
the FAANG companies might still pay well but they are sleazy sweatshops
they tend to buy up or strangle (lawfare) smaller more inventive companies
not to mention those companies are unstable in the way that they insource and outsource jobs
Exactly my problem. I am a solid employee here, tons of tribal knowledge and can execute well… but my skills are deprecated when compared to what other companies are looking for now…
I wonder if OP main skill set is creating and presenting power point which is what many do here or attend endless meetings without contributing (likely is one of those who argue without a point but just to show off). I bet this is why he can't find a job and wants to stay here!
First, don't bother chasing FAANG (or these days, MAANG, because Zuck sux.) These megacorps are more often than not big boiler room operations, where most employees are burned-out and then disposed of (especially Amazon).
There are tons of non-MAANG corps out there that pay very well, have excellent work/life balance, and would welcome an Intel resume in a heartbeat (unless your target company is HQ'd in Chandler, Hillsboro, and etc for obvious reasons. Then again, that may present some advantages as well.)
Second, be ready to be nimble, and to get right at it when asked to tackle something like Leetcode or complete some thing to prove your skillset (yeah, I write code, so...) For example, I've lost track of the number of former BigCorp employees I interviewed who would show up to the interview, be given a simple coding task...
...then pssd away the majority of the allotted time setting up their IDE, environment, downloading/importing frameworks, fussing over language versions, tweaking highlighting, making everything just so... Protip: they don't hire you to show off a pretty work rig, they hire you to write code. Get what you need as fast as you can and get cracking. The idea isn't to create a finished product, but to understand how you go about solving problems and writing code (again, as an example).
Finally, get your skills up to date, and do so in languages, tools, and apps that are actually marketable. This is perhaps the most important of all. Showing up to a Python shop knowing only Perl or PHP is going to be rather fatal to your chances of getting the job, you know?
You only need to be smart and motivated.
Sadly, those attributes are rare at Intel.
Convince them to build Fabs, like real men.