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If you have 15 years experience as the OP does and you’re trying to get a job by replying to “public” postings on the internet, you’re probably making your life

If you have 15 years experience as the OP does and you’re trying to get a job by replying to “public” postings on the internet, you’re probably making your life harder than it needs to be and missing out on the best opportunities. If you can, getting a job through personal connections and networking has always yielded the best results for both parties in my experience. In 20 years, only my first graduate job didn’t come this way. I also saw no mention of speaking to an actual recruiter/headhunter, which is the only way other than the aforementioned personal intros and networking that I/we have hired anyone with 15 years of experience that I can remember. I’m not surprised it took 450 attempts.

jacknews 1y ago
You seem to be saying 15 years experience means you should have a network that will be good for jobs, so why bother applying to ads? What if you recently changed specialization, or moved city or even country? What if it's been a few years since you were in actual employment, you were working on startups, or had a career break or whatever. What if you have way more than 15 years experience. And so many other situations, which might result in your network being limited or not that good for finding the kind of work you want. The point is, if you apply to advertised jobs, it's a numbers game.
MattPalmer1086 1y ago
I concur. All my roles have either come from my network or working with recruiters. As a hiring manager now, I hate, hate, hate the spray and pray applicants. Wastes a vast amount of my time weeding them out. And I'm probably rejecting actually good candidates now, as I just immediately reject anyone who doesn't seem to have thought even a little about the position they're applying for.