7 unconventional job-hunting tactics: stop spamming applications and target companies like a 'psycho'
jackedAJ · x · 2026-09-20
A long-form article argues the job market is no longer about "who's the best engineer" but "who can stand out," citing Naval's rule that doing what everyone else does yields everyone else's results. It lays out 7 unconventional tactics, including "psycho-level job hunting" — build a target company list first to derive what to learn, who to follow, and which roles to pursue — and public applications, with details on the author's blog at opensox.ai.
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