3 weeks from (cold) apps to offers, with somewhere around 140 apps. My approach may be mildly unusual, but I think there&#x27;s a bunch of very good reasons to play it like a numbers game. Off the top of my head:<p>- The more interviews, phone screens, etc. you have, the better you get at them. Better studying than studying.<p>- Having a competing offer, even if you don&#x27;t plan on taking it, is going to make companies you DO want to work for process your application far more quickly...and maybe even be more likely to hire you.<p>- It takes longer to figure out you probably won&#x27;t want to work for a company than it does to do the minimal amount of research necessary to whip up a cover letter and send it in. Worst case, they want to interview you, and you get additional interview practice. No point doing the rest of the research on a company until you&#x27;re at least to a phone screen.<p>- You&#x27;ll be surprised at companies you thought you wanted to work for that you don&#x27;t, and companies you&#x27;d never heard of that you fall in love with.<p>Good luck