How is your job search going?

Late response, but in Q1 I got about 3 call backs, 2 turned into a full "onsite" loop, but both seem to have ended from things I couldn't control (position closed because startup's product launch got pushed back by almost a year; layoffs/weird decisions around monetization announced a month or two later.)

Q2 I feel like my resume response rate is better, and I've had 4-5 "onsite" loops, which got me 1 reject and 3 (all in June) where I'm waiting for a response.

5 years of experience at no name startups in data science/mle, hard req for fully remote positions, visibly part of a controversial minority.

If it's improving, it sure isn't including me. It's been 14 months since getting laid off and all I'm getting are rejection e-mails, scams that say I got a position without any interviews, and recruiters who call/e-mail me ranting about how I "wasted [their] time if [I] wasn't qualified". Trying to get hired via referrals went nowhere because everywhere was doing layoffs. Several interviewers have told me post-interview that apparently side projects aren't counting anymore but the years of work experience do. Sorry I graduated with my bachelors' in back in '19.