Why Networking Beats Sending 1,000 Résumés

11 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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TJ Walker advises computer science graduates that technical ability alone won’t guarantee rapid high salaries; they must develop social skills and actively network. Instead of mass-applying with thousands of résumés, he recommends sending a small number of targeted résumés and spending time on real-person interactions—professional events, contacting classmates and professors, and cultivating personal relationships—to grow a career.

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If you majored in computer science and you think, oh, I can just be the computer nerd and sit in my little computer lab and I'm going to get a six figure job right away. And then half a million and then a million. No, it's not going to happen. You're going to have to learn other skills. You're going to have to learn social skills. Rather than sending out a thousand resumes a day, maybe you send out two resumes a day and spend the rest of your time talking to real people. Network, going to professional events, calling up people you went to school with and professors. Work your personal relationships. That's how your career will thrive.