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Looking for a Job Is Tough

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184 points skaplich | 2 comments | 14 Nov 24 01:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source
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friggeri ◴[14 Nov 24 02:43 UTC] No.42132623[source]▶
One piece of advice I usually give is to avoid applying to jobs through company’s career websites or LinkedIn. Instead, tap your social network: see if there is someone you know/have worked with who either works at the company you’re interested in or is connected to it someone (as an advisor, investor, personal friend of someone in a leadership position) and ask them for a warm intro. Social proof gives you an advantage over the legion of anonymous online applicants.
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1. chii ◴[14 Nov 24 03:22 UTC] No.42132840[source]▶
> Instead, tap your social network

social network might not be great for someone who just broke out of their underclass social network to try make it big.

This advice assumes you have such a network anyway.

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2. thesuitonym ◴[14 Nov 24 15:00 UTC] No.42136749[source]▶
Unfortunately, it’s not really advice so much as reality. The truth of it is, if you know someone, you have a much better chance.