70 job interviews in 17 days
&gt; the script I used to algorithmically apply<p>I&#x27;m not the same as everyone else, so take my opinions with a grain of salt.<p>I&#x27;m a hiring manager, with many openings. To those who are considering this approach, keep this in mind:<p>- This industry is smaller than you think. I have colleagues all over town and across the country. It&#x27;s not uncommon for me to be maybe 2-3 degrees of separation from any person or place on your resume. If I think you automated your way into a conversation with us, I don&#x27;t discount you right away but I highly doubt your sincerity.<p>- Generic templated messages vs. thoughtful direct messages are _easy_ to detect. Even if I&#x27;m wrong, if it doesn&#x27;t pass the smell test, I will pass.<p>Do NOT kid yourself about the importance of managing quality vs. quantity in discussion with us. This process likely works in landing you an interview, but it can ignore the human element. To me, how you get in the door matters. Picking out the interested-after-the-fact vs. those who have done their homework on us is easy, and that matters greatly to me.<p>I hire for the long-term and career-growth minded, and I recognize anyone on my staff can up and leave at any moment. I commit time, resources and energy to ensuring my staff is healthy and happy with us. This saturate-the-airwaves approach to introductions, even if refined, makes me think you&#x27;re going to treat us as a temporary stop, simply looking to jump to the next &quot;better&quot; opportunity, and therefore leaves me less interested in devoting time to you.<p>If all this just sounds like better execution with this approach, you&#x27;re right. Just remember you don&#x27;t get a second chance with us to make a first impression.