imho, this is just an other example of the resume cargo cult. Sending a resume, interview, get a job was a valid path 20 years ago. But there are no US aircraf

imho, this is just an other example of the resume cargo cult. Sending a resume, interview, get a job was a valid path 20 years ago. But there are no US aircrafts anymore who drop sweets, when you light a fire. The modern way to find a good job is: - Build a network of virtual contacts. IRC, LinkedIn, Facebook, Secondlife, ... what ever you like. - Build a network of real life contacts, e.g. in hacker spaces, Linux user groups, Google summer of code, ... - Keep your ears open! - And whenever you hear about a problem, you think you can solve, apply to it. I never got a job via the HR department. Their job is moving resumes to the trashcan. I always seen the HR department last, when giving them my tax numbers. I always talked up from techicans to the boss, who then decided that I was the one, and who had the power to overrule the HR department.