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This can also apply to networking and having a good narrative about your experience.

Hiring managers will hire someone they already know or find themselves 9 times out of 10.

Do something that gets noticed or get to know people and network. Sending out cold resumes will have the lowest success rate of those three options.

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This is my experience. Path in the door for every job I've had since I finished undergrad in the mid-aughts: - 1st job .. I answered a craigslist ad. - 2nd .. HN who's hiring post. - 3rd .. reached out to an engineer on the team on linkedin. - 4th .. referral from ex-coworker's partner. - 5th .. browsed the website of the VC firm that's funded a few of my previous companies, and I reached out to the CEO on linkedin.

With the current significant amount of noise on the supply side, there's no alternative for them. Even the finest resumes can't replace the confidence you receive from an existing experience. This experience could come from collaborating with someone previously or observing a well-executed job done by them.

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