Re:Show HN: I built a bot to automatically apply to jobs
by jc4p on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:52PM
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This is really interesting, I think we've experienced some very different companies! Where I currently worked, I've been the "inside source" for 4 people (2 of which I initially reached out to first), all of them were rejected :(
Re:Show HN: I built a bot to automatically apply to jobs
by hdctambien on Monday May 23, 2016 @07:23PM
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But did they get an interview?
A Cover Letter / CV / "Inside Source" isn't (usually) going to get you the job. It's just going to get your foot in the door.
The gap in your chances between "I know someone in the company" and "I don't know someone in the company" is so huge that I can't/couldn't imagine a cover letter making a big difference if you don't already know somebody. So my recommendations have normally been around networking or canvasing friends-of-friends to know somebody and then go that route.
That said, I have to admit it's been a long time since I've had to do a cold round of applications so I totally accept I've underestimated.