u/Swami218 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
“Codesmith Style” application is just more in depth vs things like ‘Quick Apply’. It starts with researching the company and making contacts at the target company to gain some insights about their product, stack, culture, etc. and tailoring your approach with your cover letter, r
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Yeah I'm familiar with the Codesmith style 4 step application, with the double down and follow up, etc.. on the receiving side too haha.
I meant that I'm curious what people say and if how they portray experience in that process.
But yeah if you are using your own trackers, like sheets and notion trackers that Codesmith has access to, but it's enforced or standardized then they have no idea how successful Codesmith-style applications are.
It's entirely possible that people just log those more often because they put a lot of effort in them and they need to stay organized throughout the process. Whereas with quick applies, it's so easy that people might not be as diligent with recording them.
I'm giving direct insight though - if people are not required, they won't record all their job applications. Some bootcamps have people required to send in proof of applications to maintained job guarantees and refund policies etc... and some people still don't record them all, and just the minimum needed.
If Codesmith somehow normalizes for this and solved this problem, I would love to know that they did. If they haven't then that needs to be factored into the data.