Well, how? Recruiters got me job offers when I graduated college. I had no connections otherwise.

Cold applying by letters or just walking in and asking for an application

Applying to jobs posted in the newspapers

If you write a decent covering letter and enclose a CV (resume) and get it to my desk, I might be inclined to be interested in you.

That's how things used to be done. Recruiters did exist but you generally got off your arse and impressed a potential employer with a well laid out CV as an invitation to call to interview.

Nowadays it appears that people want to circumvent all that complicated effort bollocks. You simply spray yourself across some social media wankery and let's face it LinkedIn is the supreme example of wankery and some grateful employer will pick you up.

The next time you are considering buying a record player to engage with the past in some sort of misty eyed histrionics session, why not buy a pen and paper and write a letter and impress someone with your turn of phrase? Enclose a CV (resume) for maximum effect.

... "Nurse ... nurse ... my dried frog pills have started dancing on my eyeballs ... nurse ... "

Getting a job across the border is easier with LinkedIn...