The career fair in Columbus that made me stop telling people to network more
I volunteered at a job fair in Columbus 3 weeks ago and watched 40 people in a row hand over a resume without asking the recruiter a single thing about the actual job. I used to push the "just get out there and meet people" line hard, but after seeing a guy with 9 target companies walk out with 2 interviews while folks with 30 handouts got nothing, I'm done with that advice. So what actually worked for you when a mass application spree went nowhere?