[throwaway576652]

You can't just send your resume blindly with that much experience.

First, you need to contact your connections in the companies you want to work for. And they will introduce you. With 17 years of experience, you know hundreds of people working in the industry.

If you don't know anybody in the company, then you need to find a recruiter that works there and contact them directly. Find them on LinkedIn and send them a message.

You can do the same with a hiring manager for that particular role. But that's harder to figure out who it is.

You just need to speak with people in the company directly. Sending your resume to some automated black hole system will not work.

[spearingthehead]

Hmm... A little over a year ago I enrolled in an interview prep program that was open to all levels of experience. I don't have as many as 17 years, but around 8 years which is still past junior/entry at this point.

Part of the program's requirement was that you apply to 25 jobs per week. In order to maintain that number, I had to send some of my resumes cold, usually via LinkedIn job listings.

I didn't get a good response rate but I just did it to meet that 25 per week quota. And if anyone's curious, no, I do not have a job yet after enrolling in that program.

[throwaway07hc65]

> If you don't know anybody in the company, then you need to find a recruiter that works there and contact them directly. Find them on LinkedIn and send them a message.

thanks, i haven't tried this before.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Developers here tend to look down on LinkedIn, but it really is a good start when job hunting. Create a profile there if you haven't already. That alone will usually get recruiters contacting you. I also second the advice to contact a recruiter (ask someone for a referral if you can) and have them review your resume.

Matching people to openings is what recruiters do all day long; they're better at it than you are and their incentive is to make more money. Let them do as much of the work for you as you can.