Thanks for this amazing info man.
I've been stuck in a rut for the past month as a recent graduate looking for his first real job, and knew there was a better way to do this other than just applying blindly to job postings on indeed.
All the other resources online advise not to take a proactive approach and I got sucked into their shitty advice. "You'll be bothering the hiring manager, they have a system in place for a reason, yada yada." BULLSHIT. You're doing the hiring manager a huge favor by cutting out the middlemen who probably have no idea what it takes to succeed in your given field. Sure there will be the occasional office drone who will shun you for not following procedure, but fuck em. If you can prove to the hiring manger that you can solve their problems and you're a good fit, you've done them a service by filling the position for them. They no longer have to worry about it.
When I was blindly applying to jobs and waiting to hear back, I had a few interviews but they were at low quality companies and startups who expected you to put 60 hours in a week for shit pay. I want a 9-5 clock-in, clock-out type of job so I can work on my business after hours. Something where I can keep my head down, do good work, and pay my bills so I can move out of my parent's basement.
So I said fuck it and started reaching out to some friend and family contacts over the past few days and now have a couple good leads for the exact type of position I've been looking for.
What has worked for me so far is searching on LinkedIn for people I have formed any semblance of relationship with in the past (sports teams, school, grew up in the same town, alumni, family friends, anything), then going to their company's job board and checking if there's an open position in the role I'm interested in. If there is, I reach out to them directly and ask them about the hiring process, how they like working there, and telling them that I was interested in so-and-so position. Most of them offered to pass along my information to the hiring manager and put a good word in if they could. Even if there isn't an open position at their company, I'm still going to reach out and see where it goes, if they know anyone, etc.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, the first few people I've reached out to. Going to do this hard for a month and if I don't have a job by December I'd be very surprised.
I'll keep you updated.
I've been stuck in a rut for the past month as a recent graduate looking for his first real job, and knew there was a better way to do this other than just applying blindly to job postings on indeed.
All the other resources online advise not to take a proactive approach and I got sucked into their shitty advice. "You'll be bothering the hiring manager, they have a system in place for a reason, yada yada." BULLSHIT. You're doing the hiring manager a huge favor by cutting out the middlemen who probably have no idea what it takes to succeed in your given field. Sure there will be the occasional office drone who will shun you for not following procedure, but fuck em. If you can prove to the hiring manger that you can solve their problems and you're a good fit, you've done them a service by filling the position for them. They no longer have to worry about it.
When I was blindly applying to jobs and waiting to hear back, I had a few interviews but they were at low quality companies and startups who expected you to put 60 hours in a week for shit pay. I want a 9-5 clock-in, clock-out type of job so I can work on my business after hours. Something where I can keep my head down, do good work, and pay my bills so I can move out of my parent's basement.
So I said fuck it and started reaching out to some friend and family contacts over the past few days and now have a couple good leads for the exact type of position I've been looking for.
What has worked for me so far is searching on LinkedIn for people I have formed any semblance of relationship with in the past (sports teams, school, grew up in the same town, alumni, family friends, anything), then going to their company's job board and checking if there's an open position in the role I'm interested in. If there is, I reach out to them directly and ask them about the hiring process, how they like working there, and telling them that I was interested in so-and-so position. Most of them offered to pass along my information to the hiring manager and put a good word in if they could. Even if there isn't an open position at their company, I'm still going to reach out and see where it goes, if they know anyone, etc.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, the first few people I've reached out to. Going to do this hard for a month and if I don't have a job by December I'd be very surprised.
I'll keep you updated.