You know what I got from this story? DOGE already processed a lot of applications and set up the signal chats etc. This guy applied and right away heard back, because he has millions of dollars, good reputation for having a large exit, and he "reached out to some people and got in". I simply applied in the way they asked -- DMming them on Twitter -- the very next day, submitting a link to my resume, background and co…
I ran into the same thing with DOGE. I console myself by thinking about how many hundreds of thousands of resume links they must have received. I struggle with hiring when I have a few tens of resumes to sort through. I can't imagine how they'll filter the signal from the noise and trolls with X DMs being the submission process.
Now i don't dread getting 400 resumes because i know which 8 candidates know their stuff. This enabled whiteboarding for non-tech jobs.
(Granted, i'm not hiring for Tech eng, but for the screening i need to do, its great)
Full disclosure - I don't work or have any stake. Just spreading good karma for software i actually use, and the founder's great with feedback