I&#x27;m sure there are older precedents, but the first thing I read about this concept was from this article from 2015, in which a team applied together to various companies:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chocolatetin.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;30&#x2F;team-job-hunt.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chocolatetin.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;30&#x2F;team-job-hunt.html</a><p>HN discussion about it here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10390834" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10390834</a>