So tell me, how did you land your dream job?

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I don’t dream of labor. I work at a job tolerable enough that pays me enough to do the things I actually enjoy.

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Applied to every company on LinkedIn that could potentially be a match. Interviewed with every company who asked to speak to me. Hundreds of applications and dozens of calls later I found a company that increased my pay by 40%.

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Staying on top of my connections. I have monthly coffee chats with different former peers, mentors, ect on a roating basis. I stay on top of industry news and I ask them relevant questions.

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