they have a following on their blog, so rather than cold-apply to various (possibly terrible) companies and get thrashed around by their recruiters, they figure

they have a following on their blog, so rather than cold-apply to various (possibly terrible) companies and get thrashed around by their recruiters, they figure someone may be able to give them a high-quality lead and a foot in the door. Seems 100% reasonable to me. > A person that confuses a job application with a blog post might get confused about other aspects of work responsibilities. Are you serious about this? It seems like an extreme over-generalization and very unlikely to be true at all.