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Re:Looking for a Job Is Tough by danielvaughn on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @10:35PM (#42132916)
Yep. Several months ago I leaned on a friend for a referral. This person is relatively well known in his industry. He’s written books and has spoke at a lot of conferences, and been interviewed by a lot of outlets. I got a personal referral from him, and I didn’t even get a phone call with a recruiter. Crazy.
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Re:Looking for a Job Is Tough by ghaff on Thursday November 14, 2024 @03:26PM (#42140810)
There's still a lot of luck of the draw.

It certainly helps if the person is the hiring manager or some skip-level of the hiring manager as opposed to just an industry "name."

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