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>Within a few days, I had applied to five companies online. I took a bit of time to craft a cover letter for each of them. Then I was waiting for all the inquiries to fill up my inbox."

>Nothing. Happened.

How long did you waited for them to get back to you and did you follow up until they answered "we are not interested in you"?

Silence does NOT mean "No". I see software engineers doing this mistake (in a job hunt) over and over and over again.

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On the other hand, I wouldn't want to work for a company where people's responsiveness is measured in weeks. It means they are either unorganized, overworked, disrespectful or a combination.

I know what you mean but the HR "performance" is often a weak proxy for measuring the engineering performance of an institution. The disconnect increases with the size of the institution.

there will be strong link between hiring experience and the kind/quality of people they hire (your potential future coworkers), so that's one reason not to talk to asshat recruiters.

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I wrote them again a week later. Still got no response. Then I contacted the HR people on LinkedIn and got mostly rejections - but one interview, actually. So I totally agree, you have to follow-up. Didn't mention that in the article.

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