I agree - that's why my advice isn't to merely spend more time studying who you're sending resumes to - instead, ask friends and friends of friends for recommen

I agree - that's why my advice isn't to merely spend more time studying who you're sending resumes to - instead, ask friends and friends of friends for recommendations to get your foot in the door. I worked at a company that a lot of techies aspired to work at at one point, and if your resume came in through the unsolicited form, you had basically a 0% chance of anyone even seeing your resume. But if your resume was recommended by a current employee (not vouching for them absolutely, just telling the recruiters - hey, check this out), then you had like a 1-2% chance of getting hired. Which doesn't sound great but it is far better than 0%.