How are you defining this? You made cold outreach to the companies for job postings you saw adverts for? I ask because if recruiters were involved they are oft

How are you defining this? You made cold outreach to the companies for job postings you saw adverts for? I ask because if recruiters were involved they are often power networkers that will unashamedly ask the people you know, "who do you know that would be good for this job." My cofounder got two jobs because after they rejected me I told the agent they should hire him instead and they did.