[GeekFortyTwo]

Recently changed jobs in tech, high demand skillset.

I sent out exactly one copy of my resume to a company that I thought might be interesting to work for. Otherwise I just responded to LinkedIn recruiter requests.

In the time it took that one company to get back to me at all, I had landed a job and was on week 2 of 3 weeks notice.

Move fast matters.

[gravypod]

At my last job I applied via Work at a Startup and.... Never heard back. I went to work for another company and when I was done there the CEO posted on bookface for me. A high up employee at the startup I applied to saw the post and forwarded me to the recruiter. I got a blind call (the person doing recruiting was so out of touch with how devs like contact) and he was amazed I knew a bunch about the company. I then explained I applied a year ago!

My resume at the time wasn't as impressive but I was obviously more than qualified for the role and they were unable to fill the role for a year.

[gonehome]

Yeah the front door sucks.

It’s all referral or brand name (Stanford, mit, FAANG). If you didn’t go to a famous school make friends with someone who works where you want to be and get a referral through them.

[MattGaiser]

I would be interested to know the stats on percent of resumes even opened.

[justin_oaks]

During my last job search, I applied to about 15 jobs, heard back from 5, interviewed with 3, took the job from 1.

One of the other employers who interviewed me had not contacted me for a couple months. Then, out of the blue, they contacted me again asking if I'd like to continue the interview process.

Unsurprisingly, I turned them down. I was already a few weeks into my new job. The long delay gave me a bad impression too.

[roland35]

I had a lot of this last time I was looking for a new job! I applied to about 15 as well, heard back from a few quick no's but had only one interview which led to an offer.

Literally months later I then received about 6 interview requests! It blew my mind how so many companies were months behind.

[teeray]

Remember too that reminding companies that they’re in a competitive environment can be effective. Telling them when you’re in an offer stage with another company often makes them hit the gas.

[aqme28]

Note: You don't actually have to have a competing offer . You can just tell them or imply that you do.

[the_only_law]

This happens to me all the time. In addition. Interviewing for multiple roles at once. I’ll get an offer, but am also awaiting a response from another company. Maybe I’ll get it, maybe I’ll get ghosted. In theory, the internet tells me I can use it for leverage, but more often the offer responses will almost never line up and I’ll have to take what I get first, or reject the offer m, betting on something else that may be coming.

[throwaway6734]

If you don't mind, what's the high demand skillset?

[MattGaiser]

Recruiters/referrals seem to have a much faster process than cold resume drops.

[georgeecollins]

Incentives matter. Recruiters get paid when someone accepts an offer and referrals often get a bonus at the same time. Many other people in the process get paid for every hour they spend in interviews, or going through resumes, or attending job fairs..

[peakaboo]

I think you missed the sarcasm (or I'm reading something into that article that doesn't exist).

[jlund-molfese]

I don’t think so, parent is providing an anecdote which supports the article’s first section