If this is how you're applying to jobs, you're doing it wrong. Target a small handful of companies strongly relevant to your experience and interests, and star

If this is how you're applying to jobs, you're doing it wrong. Target a small handful of companies strongly relevant to your experience and interests, and start informally chatting with people who work there. Ask about the culture. Get coffee. Ask how they like working there. Talk about what you've been working on that's related. Ask some questions about interesting problems they're trying to solve. Be interested and interesting. Points for going straight to an Eng VP or CTO -- even if they don't have the time to talk to you, they'll pass it to one of their underlings who does, and when your VP/CTO tells you to follow up with someone, you do. The resume should be mostly a formality AFTER they've expressed some interest in your skills and have invited you to formally interview. And if it doesn't pan out, you've already made personal connections with people there. Get coffee again for feedback.