> Applying blind is like the shotgun approach because the relationship between you and the candidate company is nonexistent and has no context. I don't know, i

> Applying blind is like the shotgun approach because the relationship between you and the candidate company is nonexistent and has no context. I don't know, in my (albeit limited) experience this has worked every time. Once a year in a row for the past five in fact. A nicely worded cold email highlighting relevant experience with links to code samples usually gets an interview. I am definitely not your 1% super-developer, I think I probably sit right in the middle of the bell curve. Not to lower the value of networking though, do it. I've learned much from just talking to people and keeping in touch, and so far I've helped set up a couple of deals that went well.