One of my qualifications is rare and in high demand where I live - I get cold calls from recruiters all the time that are hoping I will agree to change jobs to whoever they’re recruiting for. In my experience they call you and ask you if you’re interested in a position. They ask what your salary expectations are etc… then they just ask you if you want a job. You still have to provide references and proof of qualifications, registration etc - but it’s a fairly simple process.

I got my current job 2 years ago without an interview because I went into the building and asked the lovely receptionist if I could speak to the manager - she asked why, I gave my name, and my qualification and she called the manager asked if the manager would be interested and they were - so I went and handed the manager my credentials etc and started a few weeks later.

I also managed to score a job that was completely irrelevant to my qualification but I was bored and want to do something else for a bit - by just asking for it, and it was a job that required maybe one or two days a week of actual work. I managed to negotiate almost $100k a year for 2 days a week, and then I went and worked in another job - and just to put in perspective, it was just a reception/admin type role. I only asked for the job because I was fairly confident I could ask for a high wage relative to the actual job and get exactly what I wanted.

I think it’s just easier for some people than others. I think I might be quite Machiavellian compared to others. When I have a really specific goal I can generally engineer a situation to go exactly how I want it to go including getting jobs without interviewing. But I have a pretty good success rate when interviewing as well.