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Senior operators · 3 weeks

Warm job search campaign

A warm applicant is a different applicant. Show up under target hiring managers for three weeks before you apply.

Last updated 2026-04-24

Goal
Make the hiring manager feel they already know you before the application.
Measure
Response rate and interview close rate.

Steps

  1. 1
    Twenty hiring managers and senior ICs

    At the companies you would like to join.

  2. 2
    Direct tone

    Short, honest, useful.

  3. 3
    Three weeks of daily comments

    Ten minutes a morning.

  4. 4
    Apply with a reference to your replies

    A short, confident cover message lands differently.