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try a new approach to the job search #techjobs #jobseekers

16 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Mass-applying to jobs rarely works. After weeks of submitting resumes, the speaker got zero callbacks. Instead, reach out directly to people in your network and ask for introductions.

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But we're so traditional in how we navigate the job search because it feels comfortable. Activity doesn't always mean productivity. I submitted 2 resumes in my job search. 2. 1, I never heard back. 2, I got rejected. So you know what I did? I just pinged everybody in my network. Hey, so-and-so, who do you know? Hey, so-and-so, who do you know? Can we have a conversation? Because most of us are just gonna sit in the background, submit 15 applications a day thinking we're gonna do something, but then at the end of 30 days you've got no callbacks and you're wondering what's going on.

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