[rudyfink]

As the author got the 1 job he wanted out of 30+ applications, I feel this point is appropriate.

The college I went to had a pub with the policy that a rejection letter (for a job, post graduate position, etc) could be traded for one free beer. It was a brilliant policy for encouraging people to try. From one perspective 30+ letters of rejection to get what you want is depressing. From my perspective that would have been getting the thing you wanted along with thirty free drinks.

[nosse]

Some companies offer an ice cream gift card along the rejection letter. That's kind of nice too.

[Shenglong]

This probably isn't common in tech, but multiple friends in finance have reported sending in over 100 applications for jobs and internships each year.

Make your own luck, right? :)

[markchang]

That pub has a brilliant idea!

[mkopinsky]

Well, if you had traded in all your rejection letters back then, we would not be reading them now 8 years later...

[tsotha]

Also, he might have been drinking too much to get around to applying for all 30.

[mkopinsky]

Unless he did them in batch mode. Apply to 30 positions in January, go drinking for free 26 times in March-May.

[chris_wot]

"I am sorry to inform you that we have a strict no-drinking workplace policy and therefore unfortunately the position advertised does not seem to be aligned with your interests. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours."

[daemon13]

Or better yet, apply to 300 positions and go drinking for the whole year!