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Applying cold to public postings, I found to be a waste of time. You’re just another résumé in the stack of hundreds.. I would recommend still applying cold to jobs that are particularly good fit, but prioritize connecting with people at companies you wanna work at, even though they may not be hiring at that particular moment. Those seeds generally lead to a good FT fit

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