[xarien]

If you send out 100-200 resumes a week and it's not working, the obviously thing to do is to send out more right? I can't tell you how much this article rubs me the wrong way as I'm a firm believer of working smarter over working harder (although both would be pretty awesome). Yes, the system is kind of jacked at the moment especially with the way that jobs get posted, but you can't just bang your head against it all day long while complaining...

IMO, the easiest thing to do is actually volunteering some time (crazy right?) for a non-profit organization to:

1) Build up skill sets with real experience 2) Network with people of influence 3) Give back to the community

Paying it forward has always worked well for me and it makes a positive impact. Who doesn't love a win-win situation?