I have done this twice: The first time was a complete failure. I walked into a place and hand-delivered a fancy paper application. The office lost the applicat

I have done this twice: The first time was a complete failure. I walked into a place and hand-delivered a fancy paper application. The office lost the application because they weren't expecting to receive anything like that at the front desk. I know this because I ended up working there after applying online. The second time, I flew across the country for a final interview where all other candidates were appearing by zoom. I was hired for that job. I'm not sure, but I think that (a) I was less qualified than other candidates and probably should not have been hired, but the organization really valued dedication so flying in was over-weighted; (b) I was more inclined to ignore red flags with the organization because I had committed so heavily to the interview process. Strategies like this are risky because you need to know yourself well in order to judge whether e.g. you might interview better remotely. It can also lead a person, as it did me, to distort their normal decision-making process in ways which are not immediately obvious.