It’s worth saying that applying for things can also yield some benefits. I definitely became a better writer through the various work tests I did when I was applying to lots of training programs. I also got some nice feedback (props to CLR especially!) and the experience helped me to better understand what different orgs & people are working on. I also got a clearer idea of my career aspirations.
This is assuming you get through the very first round and get to do some test tasks though...
It’s worth saying that applying for things can also yield some benefits. I definitely became a better writer through the various work tests I did when I was applying to lots of training programs. I also got some nice feedback (props to CLR especially!) and the experience helped me to better understand what different orgs & people are working on. I also got a clearer idea of my career aspirations.
This is assuming you get through the very first round and get to do some test tasks though...