‘Dumbest thing you can do…’: Meta engineer questions job hunt norms, reveals how he got 83 recruiters to DM him
The Meta techie shares that he tried connecting with 1,000 recruiters, without bagging any opportunities.
Meta techie explained how he focused on the “biggest impact” by making friends and connections (Representative image) A software engineer employed at Meta caught the internet’s eye after he shared unusual advice, challenging the conventional job application process. In his post on X, Marmik Patel flagged job applications as “the dumbest thing”.
Based in San Francisco, Patel’s stance stemmed from his experience of applying for several roles and trying to connect with 1,000 recruiters without securing any opportunities. He explained how he focused on the “biggest impact” by making friends and connections to build products and content.
“Applying to jobs is the dumbest shit you can ever do. i learned the hard way. dmed a 1000 recruiters/engineers. did 670 apps. didn’t get me anything. cause its not equally distributed: the top 10% of people take 90% of the jobs. it’s the same everywhere else. the hottest girl gets 90% of the guys. the largest artist gets 90% of the streams,” Patel wrote.
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