I Applied to 100 Jobs With 4 Strategies. A 2-Minute Video Beat My Resume 11x.

100 DevOps job applications. 3 weeks. 4 different strategies. Same resume, different packaging. Standard resume: 4% response rate. Resume + GitHub: 8%. Resume + portfolio: 16%. Resume + 60-second video intro: 44%. Video converted 11x better than resume alone. The exact experiment, the 60-second script that worked, and the common mistakes that kill your response rate. The breakdown: 25 applications with a standard resume only, 25 with a GitHub link added, 25 with a portfolio site, and 25 with a 60-second video intro attached. Same jobs, same qualifications, different packaging. Out of 100 applications, 73 rejections, 19 ghosted, and 8 interviews - and those 8 all had one thing in common. The script that worked runs 60 seconds and four parts: 15 seconds on one specific problem you solved (not your whole career - one problem), 15 seconds of measurable before/after numbers, 15 seconds on why that specific company, and a clear ask - "I'd love 15 minutes to show you how I'd approach your current challenges." Hiring managers remember the video person. When they're reviewing 50 candidates, the video is the one that sticks. The mistakes that kill your response rate: reading your…