Yeah, that sounds a lot like my early days. Cold applying is horrible. Since then I let friends know that I'm looking, check out interesting places to see if an

Yeah, that sounds a lot like my early days. Cold applying is horrible. Since then I let friends know that I'm looking, check out interesting places to see if anyone I know works there, etc. My last job hunt involved applying to a single place, with an internal recommendation. Same for the previous job. Etc. The last time I applied cold was in the 90s. I realize that getting to this point takes time, and usually involves working in the same town for a good while. But when you can do it it's a nice way to get your resume on someone's desk for real consideration rather than, say, getting culled by a recruiter because you don't have the exact incantation they were told to look for.