## The LAST RESORT - Job boards, even [[Cool Job Boards]], should be the LAST RESORT - Only 3% of jobs are found through job boards - The biggest cost is the emotional dive - 70% of the jobs change during the hiring process - Beware of “Mission Creep” - Getting caught up of winning _any_ interview - Applying for jobs I’m not really interested in - Instead: - Meet people - Learn new things - Pursue ideas that excite me ## Useful only… - Job boards can be useful to… - Find a job title - Inspire when I write my own job description - Discover new companies - Find your future boss ## Activity - Opened a [[Cool Job Boards]] - Left immediately - Flip to a random activity - Result: [[“Sit quietly in a room for forty-five minute” – Exercise]]