Is it really worth it to reply to job postings in sales, or better if you know someone on the inside and can get a referral or introduction? I know the higher commission positions are difficult to land so just curious on everyone's thoughts

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I think referrals definitely tend to be better - at least at my company, the referrals are usually expedited to interviews vs the cold applicants that need to be screened. The caliber of candidates tends to be better too

Referrals always trump applying to random jobs where no one knows you, so you should always be networking. I would focus on networking 60% of the time and searching for jobs and applying about 40% of the time.

Referrals over cold applications any day.

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