I think a lot of it is cultural or learned. It doesn’t occur to some people that you can do things like reach out on LinkedIn or do things beyond just checking

I think a lot of it is cultural or learned. It doesn’t occur to some people that you can do things like reach out on LinkedIn or do things beyond just checking the careers page. I read about people who fill out hundreds of applications and never get a response. I know it’s a numbers game, but that is absolutely wild the amount of effort people put into a strategy that clearly isn’t working.