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The Successful Method to Get Hired

2026-03-27 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:54 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Work and career · mode: List of tips or lessons

In a Short, Ali says 99% of the thousands of job applications his team receives are binned, rejects the scattergun method of mass auto-applying, and advises a sniper approach: pick three to five local jobs you really want, research them, and reach the hiring manager and future teammates for coffee chats.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Scattergun versus sniper: how to actually apply for a job

  • ★★ Ali says thousands of people apply for jobs with his team and 99% of the applications are binned immediately because they are not very good. (overstated) — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali does not think the scattergun method of job hunting works: mass auto-applying to hundreds of jobs on LinkedIn with ChatGPT in the hope that 1% lead to an interview. — 00:00:29 · LinkedIn, ChatGPT
  • ★ A job found by mass applying, Ali says, will probably be one you do not particularly enjoy. (hedged) — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Ali advises a sniper mentality in job hunting: work out the three, four or five jobs in your local area you actually want, then research them and go above and beyond. — 00:00:29
  • ★★★ When applying for a job, Ali advises finding the hiring manager and the people on the team you would join, on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook, and arranging coffee chats or Zoom calls: they can advise you and put in a good word with the person hiring. — 00:00:58 · LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Zoom
  • ★★ Submitting a job application is not enough these days, Ali says: the person reading it is probably going through hundreds and will bin yours at the slightest sign that something seems dodgy. (hedged) — 00:00:58
  • ★★ Reaching out to your future teammates before applying works much better at smaller companies, Ali says, but also works at enormous ones. — 00:01:27

Threads in this video

  • restate · How do you stand out in job applications? — When applying for a job, Ali advises finding the hiring manager and the people on the team you would join, on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook, and arranging coffee chats or Zoom calls: they can advise you and put in a good word with the person hiring. (00:00:58)

Mentioned

Central: the third door (concept)

Also: ChatGPT · Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Zoom

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