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Skip the networking events, try coffee chats instead

I spent two years going to every industry mixer in Austin thinking that was the only way to meet people. Handed out maybe 50 business cards and got zero real leads. Then I started sending cold LinkedIn messages asking for 15 minute coffee chats with people one level above me. Landed three solid job referrals in a month. Has anyone else found a better return on one on one meetings over those big room events?

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riley_schmidt•16h ago

That stat about 85% of jobs being filled through networking blew my mind

I read it on a LinkedIn article from a recruiter last Tuesday, and now I'm rethinking my whole approach. I've been applying cold online for like 6 months with no callbacks, so maybe I need to start bugging my old coworkers for coffee instead. Anyone else find that number hard to believe?

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daniel_lane30•18h ago

The $15 resume rewrite that got me 3 interviews in one week

I spent 6 months sending out the same generic resume and got nothing but rejections. Finally paid a guy on Fiverr $15 to rewrite it based on my actual field. He changed maybe 30 words total and suddenly I had 3 companies calling me inside a week. The trick was just matching the exact language from the job descriptions instead of using my own words. Has anyone else had luck with tiny tweaks like that?

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