Be the #1 Applicant By Outworking Your Competition

Welcome to High Speed Dreams—where every week, you gain one powerful strategy to speed up your job search and land a dream role.

Today, you’ll discover how to outshine 280+ applicants (the average number of applicants per posting) by doing what 99% of jobseekers won’t and outworking your competition. It’s a method that helps my clients land roles at top companies—faster, with fewer applications.👇

CONTEXT

Most job seekers:
📝 Send resumes.
🤞 Hope for callbacks.
🕳️ Fall into the black hole.

But the top 1%? Don’t just talk about differentiation; they prove it through actions and showing they can solve real business problems before Day 1.

THE METHOD

Here’s your 6-part game plan to rise above the noise—and get noticed instantly:

1. Find the Company’s KPIs (And Tie Yourself to Them)
Job postings hide clues in plain sight. Are they focused on:

• Reducing churn?

• Increasing ARR or LTV?

• Growing market share?

Example: A SaaS company prioritizing churn reduction?
You say: “In my last role, I implemented a customer onboarding flow that increased retention by 18% in Q2.”
Prove your value in their language—with numbers.

2. Record a Short Loom Tackling a Specific Problem
Identify one challenge the company is publicly facing (product launch, sales growth, user acquisition).
Record a 5-minute Loom walking through:

• The issue you’ve identified

• A quick breakdown of how you’d solve it

• Real tactics you've used before

📬 Send it directly to the hiring manager with a short note:
“I noticed [pain point]. Here's how I’d approach it based on what’s worked for me.”

3. Build a Mock Portfolio Relevant to the Role
This works—even if you're not in a "creative" field.

Examples:

• Marketing? Design a 3-post brand campaign using their tone.

• Sales? Build a mock outbound sequence or sales script.

• Product? Redesign one minor UX flow and explain your rationale.

• Customer Success? Create a 1-page onboarding guide for new users.

📎 Bonus: Host it on Notion, a personal website, or even a LinkedIn article. Then drop the link in your outreach.

4. Draft a 30-60-90 Day Plan
Show them how you’ll drive impact from Day 1.

Structure:

• First 30 Days: Learning systems, team alignment, quick wins

• Next 30: Execute small projects tied to key KPIs

• Final 30: Scale results and propose long-term initiatives

🎯 Format it in 1 page. Or go bold and present it via Loom. It shows preparation and leadership.

5. Elevate Your LinkedIn to Be a Recruiter Magnet
Stop blending in. Here’s how to stand out:

• Headline: Make it outcome-driven. Start with your Target Job Title, then highlight outcomes. “Operations Manager | Cut costs 22% YoY

• Featured Section: Pin your Loom, plan, or portfolio, add a calendly.

• Weekly Posts: Share real stories—“Here’s how I solved X for Y using Z.”

• Comments: Engage with decision-makers at your target companies. Skip “Great post.” Add insight.

This builds familiarity and authority—even before you apply.

WHY IT WORKS

Hiring managers don’t remember the 40th resume.
They remember the one candidate who already started solving their problems.

These strategies put you in the top 1%—not because you’re louder but because you’re smarter.

FINAL THOUGHT

Everyone applies.
Few prepare as if the job is already theirs. Start differentiating yourself.

The easiest way to get ignored is to look like everyone else, and the easiest way to get hired is to stand out by actually solving problems they care about.

Here’s what most people don’t realize.

All the competition is at the bottom.
That's where the generic resumes, vague cover letters, and spray-and-pray applications live.

At the top?
There’s hardly any competition because almost no one puts in the extra work.

Yes, tailoring each application takes effort.
But not nearly as much as staying stuck in a drawn-out job search.

When employers see that extra effort upfront, they start picturing what it’d be like to have you on the team—proactive, invested, and already adding value.

That’s what sets the best apart.
And once you do it once, you’ll never apply the same way again.

Until next week,
Neil Bhatt
Senior Recruiter | Founder @ ResumeWizard101.com