A few years ago I realized that I can no longer apply for jobs that were advertised. Now I have to use my network because people wouldnât take me seriously when i just applied for stuff.
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Right on. Good advice. It's probably better that way since then you have a connection from the start.
Thatâs a good point
I was once turned down because âthey couldnât afford meâ but we never got to actually discussing salary expectations. Another time i got turned down because they were worried if I was hired in to the satellite office then Iâd some how convert it in to being their main engineering office. That last one was funny, becuase i wasnât even applying for a management role, just a senior engineering role. They just assumed, perhaps correctly, that I wouldnât just stay doing that and Iâd likely start managing things. At the time I was burned out from working remotely and just wanted an office to go in to with coworkers in person.
Eventually I gave up on working for other people and went back to making my own thing. Which is way harder, but i get to more directly shape the nature of my work.
Yeah, recruiters can also help.