[unforeseen9991]

I was going to say that isn't my experience, but then I realized I haven't dealt with sending a resume into the void, that while I send in a resume, i've always landed my next gig through my network.

Building a network is absolutely key, people who enjoy working with you remember you and at some point you just become set

[asynchronous]

Very true, however this hits the first time job seekers the worst - can’t ever build a network if you never start working (maybe through open source contributions?)