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I think you have to go via your network referral. I've bought linkedin premium and can see that most jobs have 500+ candidates, not only it's impossible to apply but I have serious doubts they will chose the right person. I failed my last interview because I failed to sell myself.

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I've hired by Linkedin recently and had to triage that stream of shit. There's 50% of candidate with no qualifications at all, then 25% that are somewhat qualified for something but not for the job at hands, then on those qualified there are some which might have left actual ChatGPT identifiable output in their own CV ("this job summary is short and insightful and will increase retention rate by 55%"), then of those that actually took some care of their CV and/or cover letter you realize their 'personal website' is an empty shell with fake projects and links to 2s YouTube video telling you that the demo is coming soon... you get the idea.

If you match the job well and want to get it, and actually accomplished something at some point, you should try to get it even if Linkedin showed you a high number.

I’ve heard from people in hiring that often 490/500 of those candidates will be from India and often aren’t actually eligible for the job. Just apply, it’s partly a numbers game.

The best way is via a referral though; if you know someone that works at a company you want to work for, you can skip a lot of the BS and often they can get a nice bonus, too.

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