You walk right past the filters, because you are known. The first few jobs I had, in the 80’s and 90’s, I got by applying. Every single job since then I have

You walk right past the filters, because you are known. The first few jobs I had, in the 80’s and 90’s, I got by applying. Every single job since then I have been actively recruited— because I made a name for myself. It’s true no one is going to recruit me to be an AI expert, because I have no reputation in that field, but I was recently hired to be a testing consultant in an AI company. That means they are paying for my education in AI, and I can turn that into whatever opportunity I want.