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> I have FAANG names on my resume

If you mean company names, that doesn't mean much. Get referrals, as directly as you can manage but even just active endorsements when you can't. As your career progresses, more and more of your job search can lean on and might rely on referrals.

If you didn't make meaningful connections with people at your past jobs who can endorse or refer you, that's kind of a red flag in itself.