When applying, model the probability of getting any specific job as zero. If you get through an in-person interview and it goes well, you can update that probability upwards a bit.
That is, don’t serialize your applications (you won’t hear back anything at all from most of them, anyway). Expect near-universal rejection, even for jobs for which you’re the world’s most ideal candidate.
When applying, model the probability of getting any specific job as zero. If you get through an in-person interview and it goes well, you can update that probability upwards a bit.
That is, don’t serialize your applications (you won’t hear back anything at all from most of them, anyway). Expect near-universal rejection, even for jobs for which you’re the world’s most ideal candidate.
Compensate by applying for hundreds of jobs.