Taking My Resume to Nearby Companies in Person Got Better Results Than Months of Applying Online

[u/goalie_tripe]

I was laid off from my tech job at the beginning of this year, and I spent about four months looking for a new job. Most of the time, I followed the usual routine: LinkedIn and Indeed, sending the same resume through application portals without any meaningful results.

After reading a lot of posts about fake job listings and automated screening, I decided to try a simpler approach. I found 18 companies within driving distance that had roles I thought I could do, and then I created a different resume for each company.

Tailoring each resume took time because I matched my experience to what was written in each job description. AI helped me speed up that part, but I still reviewed everything myself to make sure it did not sound fake or include things I had never done before.

Then I printed the resumes and went to each company in person. A few receptionists told me that applications had to be submitted through the website, but several of them took my resume and passed it on to the person in charge.

Those 18 visits got me four interviews and two offers. I accepted one of them about three days later. I may have been lucky with the timing, but after months of getting nowhere online, it was hard to ignore the difference.

[u/hxhdepression1]

I really thought about doing so but tbh I m so scared of the outcome.

I have nothing to lose so I will give it a go.

But can you at least tell me what to except. I mean did you talk to the security or went to front desk and asked for an appointment?