Crazy how much the process has changed. For me, my jobs after graduation were:
2000 - HR contacted me to set up an interview. Guess you could call it a phone screen but she didn't ask me any of the HR shit about "what animal are you". One casual phone interview with a PM and the head of SE. One on site interview with the CTO and COO. Job offer.
2003 - Contacted by a recruiter. One on site interview with HR. My work experience was unquestioned. Job offer.
2008 - One phone screen with the hiring manager, one on site with another SE. Job offer. During orientation, HR asked those stupid "what animal do you think you are?" questions but the job was already secured.
2016 - One interview with the hiring manager, one with the CTO. Remote job so nothing on site. This one is misleading since I knew the head of the department from a previous job and he was able to vouch for me.
2022 - Fired for refusing the jab. All interviews since then have been insane pipelines with only a ghost at the end. Age might also be a factor but of course no one is going to admit that.
Now I'm getting back some of the taxes I've paid over the past two decades by getting SNAP and Medicaid, so that's something. Guessing the only way forward now is independent development.