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Right. It logically follows that random applying would be a good strategy: selecting randomly from top-paying jobs, you would reply to job offers for e.g. softw
by joaomacp 6y ago
Right. It logically follows that random applying would be a good strategy: selecting randomly from top-paying jobs, you would reply to job offers for e.g. software engineer, brain surgeon, architect or hedge fund manager, to increase the chances of being randomly hired.
- musingsole 6y agoThat is effectively how I got my last 2 jobs in software engineering. Picking a few keywords and spamming out your resume seems the only way to match the equivalent efforts from recruiters.
- ImprobableTruth 6y ago>That is effectively how I got my last 2 jobs in software engineering Are you saying that you had no qualifications at all before? Because that's what they're saying, just applying for any high-paying job, even if you don't have the requirements.
- musingsole 6y agoI mean my anecdata to serve as a realistic example of the hyperbolic concept of just wildly applying anywhere at random. In both cases, I was switching industries (from ASIC design to IoT cloud software to data analytics). So, I arguably had some qualifications and arguably none at all.
- nojokes 6y agoCan you tell how fast did you acclimate and how did your employer look at this?