Hiring is very similar to sales wherein you can go about it blindly or have a system of funnels to "catch" good opportunities?

With the job market being tough to hire it's more important ever to have a system of funnels, so what is best?

Here is mine:

Look for jobs on job boards with set filters for experience and tech industries I like

Apply to the job with my resume, write a custom cover letter, dm hiring manager on linkedin. Any other tips/ tricks?

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My best tip to friends looking for work has been to just reach out to 2nd and 3rd connections (if you have any) at the company you're applying to. When I was looking for work last year I reached out to a 3rd connection on LinkedIn, they gave me a referral, and I got an interview that led to an offer. all from an acquaintance I've never met in person lol

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Besides starting your own business, the only tip I can give is:

**Put/Add the necessary skills on your resume for the particular role you’re applying for, even if you are only somewhat knowledgeable, and highlight the text to convert it to white. Why, you may be wondering? It will not show up if the background color to your resume is white, which means your resume will not immediately get flagged or filtered out due to anything skillset-related.**

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