What's your personal thought process behind which job to apply for and which one to pass on? I'm burning myself out by applying to every single posting I see, and I think that's doing me more harm than good. And tbh, the constant rejection emails are a huge demotivating factor. How do you do it?

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I’ve learned to focus on quality over quantity. I focus only on jobs that match 70–80% of my skills or real interests. Narrowing it down made the process less draining and improved my response rate a lot.

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I'm selective about which jobs I'll apply to. There's simply no point to firing off resumes to any and all job postings. I tend to go by instinct, and some job postings just don't seem worth the effort.

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Quality over quantity. Applying to 5 jobs you fit most of the criteria for, networking and connecting with 5-10 people at the company and 5-10 recruiters, trying to identify the aligned hiring manager and recruiter, and trying to get your resume in front of the right team is much more effective than applying to 20 cold and not just waiting. Just my opinion

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