I think I'd still prefer to never be on that list of 600 names in the first place. A much better way to move your career forward is to perform the necessary ac

I think I'd still prefer to never be on that list of 600 names in the first place. A much better way to move your career forward is to perform the necessary actions such that you're the guy whose name the CTO forwards along to HR with instructions to make an offer and, optionally, a resume for the file. I spent the first half dozen years of my career fighting my way off of that list. Once you have a few good connections with memories of you being good at what you do, along with objective external proof of same, the process of changing jobs becomes a lot more enjoyable.