The typical job application process is a complete waste of time. You have to submit the same basic form, over and over again, usually without ever getting a response, with the hope that you are lucky enough to stand out among the hundreds of other applicants.
If you're lucky, you'll get a quick rejection. Most of the time however, you won't hear back until long after you've already accepted an offer somewhere else, if you hear back at all. The entire process is mentally and emotionally draining.
Last fall I started looking for a new job and decided to flip the entire process on its head. I wanted to have the jobs come to me.
I did it. After 35 interviews, 7 final stages, and 4 offers, I accepted an offer at Twilio as a Staff Software Engineer.
Here's how I did it:
https://simpixelated.com/35-interviews-with-0-applications
