I've been there too, though I found I was much more spread out. During my last unemployment stint I would send out 20+ applications per day. This was just to

I've been there too, though I found I was much more spread out. During my last unemployment stint I would send out 20+ applications per day. This was just to make sure that people out there knew that I was looking. At the same time I would do the more focused approach of researching 1 or 2 firms at a time, asking friends for introductions, meeting people and all that. 3 applications a week seems like a very odd number. It's too small to be a wide shotgun approach, and too big to be focused.