Are you trying to interview at companies through the front door (applying on their job board) or through the side door (trying to get a referral)? Practical wo

Are you trying to interview at companies through the front door (applying on their job board) or through the side door (trying to get a referral)? Practical work experience, even outside of tech, usually is enough to get an interview but it's a tough job market and doing approach #1 can be challenging in this job market unfortunately.