Chicago hiring managers and CDs: When was the last time you hired someone you didn't know? Someone who's not a friend of a friend?

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All the time. I rarely hire a friend of a friend. Also all my jobs have been going through an open application process. Yes a lot of people hire friends of friends, I would say the majority of the industry, but is not the only way.

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Yeah I pretty much never go with a friend or friend of a friend. Don't get me wrong, a recco goes far , but you gotta evaluate skill. For me the recco gets me to look at your stuff more seriously but doesn't guarantee an interview

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I would say I’ve hired 80% creatives I don’t personally know. But connections that validate a hire is very beneficial in todays market.

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On the other end, I got my last 3 jobs from applying on LinkedIn. Some of them knew “of me” but I didn’t really have a contact inside. I do try to network as much as I can on LinkedIn or at events.

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Have never hired a friend of a friend.

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Never the case. Usually refer friends or fof if I know they won’t be working with me directly.

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A lot of our hires have been vetted via freelance

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