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My name is Andrew Kung and I’m a recent Berkeley grad. When I was in college last year, I thought I knew everything there was to know about the student job search. But now, having spent three months with LinkedIn’s recruitment team, I’ve realized that everything I thought I knew about the job hunt was wrong.

Let me explain.

Back then, I was like every other student – attending career fairs and applying through online job portals, confident that this was the tried-and-true path to success. After all, it was just so obvious – stand in line, apply, and you’ll get a job. There was just one problem: I never heard back from a single company.

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