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The concept of applying to jobs never felt intuitive to me.
Why wouldn't you just pick the company /you/ most wanted and dedicated time to networking, researching, and going above and beyond to get hired there?
At some point, it’s difficult to turn someone’s enthusiasm, agenticness, and competence down.
Even if you don’t get it, darned if you don’t get some warm contacts out of it at least, who might recommend you, or at least research experience with this process.
Winning even if you don’t win.
You only need 1 rocketship to work in 5 tries.
Winning even if you don’t win.
You only need 1 rocketship to work in 5 tries.
This is probably a product of me being young and in Silicon Valley, where startup hiring, especially for interns, does work like this.
Different for other domains.
Different for other domains.
Reminds a lot of vgr musing why wouldn’t you fight unfairly. Not cheat, but do whatever you can to have won before the fight starts. https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1330289800017027077?s=19
This is a great thread to dial in just how it works. https://twitter.com/WeftOfSoul/status/1304743448306647041?s=19
