It sounds so dystopian, but as someone who’s been searching for a while, I would enthusiastically use a site that charged $5 to apply to a job, with a guaranteed human review. I would target the most relevant postings, make my case in a cover letter, and signal to the hiring team that I believe in my qualification. But mostly, I’m paying to keep out the “I’ve sent out 1,200 resumes with no luck” people.

I guess it’s a shortcut to part of the advice in the article—requires realistic focus and targeting, but skips the cold emails.