the power of the dm w/ conner bush
guest: conner bush, software engineer at netflix
- rank target companies with a weighted scorecard using prestige pay purpose and people to see what you actually value
- skip the generic application and dm engineering managers directly but expect a low response rate so send a lot of them
- check a person's recent linkedin activity before messaging since inactive profiles rarely respond
- keep outreach short specific and time boxed like asking for eight minutes and tie it to something you both have in common
- when starting a new remote role spend the first few weeks scheduling one on ones across teams before diving into the work itself