It’s crazy how much faster things move when you’ve got an inside referral. I’ve had apps sit in a black hole for weeks, then a referral gets me an interview in two days. Seems like networking is basically the only real way to land jobs now.

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This isn't a now thing. It's been this way since the beginning of time.

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Yeah dude this is the only way to go

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What a revelation !

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Always has been, dude.

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I had a wired experience with is. I was recommended to EY by a partner. Recruiting reached out to me and asked me to fill out an app. Two days later they sent me an email asking me to directly answer questions about the salary and work status (eligible to work, live within 50 miles, etc.). Never heard back.

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HR people are the worst, have seen this & worse stuff many times.

At my firm they have cut off the ability to do inside track referrals. They force me to put candidates into the black hole system and even with partner or leader support, the system auto rejects and there "is nothing hr can do"

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Which means there's a lot of crime 😁

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Its always been a thing, but it matters most now.

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