Get a LinkedIn premium subscription and ask for referrals from your fellow alumni. Just flat out send your resume in the message and ask to be referred. Some w

Get a LinkedIn premium subscription and ask for referrals from your fellow alumni. Just flat out send your resume in the message and ask to be referred. Some will find it sleazy and there is going to be at least one person who replies to this with some version of "I hate this behaviour", but plenty will happily throw you into the HR system as we get a reward for referring you to the company. At my past company, every single person who asked for a referral from me got one. Don't target senior people with this. Go for those who are mid level. People who have opinions that count, but are not pressed for time and are not being overwhelmed by other people trying the same strategy. SDE IIs. A referral, at least everywhere I have worked, has guaranteed human review and often lets you make a short case for why the person should be interviewed. A referral can't guarantee anything else, but it can usually guarantee a set of human eyes. After that, it is up to you.