What and where is the best way to look for jobs in tech (cloud, security, SE, etc.) within big companies like Google, Amazon, Deloitte, Accenture, Apple, McKinsey, etc. Usually using traditional method that is applying via company portal you don’t hear back. So wanted to know where do you guys look for.

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Referrals, recruiters, and hiring managers. This is standard across large companies in most industries.

The goal is to get your resume even looked at, since they get tons of applicants. Referrals significantly raise the odds. Recruiters are by job description the people who screen you, so if you get their attention, you've got your screen. Hiring managers are somewhere between being the ultimate deciding party on the offer or just a better referral, depending on the company (hiring for a team vs single hiring pool, culture, etc).

In an ideal scenario, any of the three can act as sort of your champion, keeping the process moving and even getting someone to take a second look if they initially pass on you. How to make that happen is all in how you network.

Also be mindful of hiring freezes. Big tech is feeling skittish these days, so don't feel down if your networking isn't resulting in interviews.

Oh, and you still have to pass the interviews. The actual hard part.

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Once I've had an interview with Google through a recruiter, which proposed to me to apply for a role they were looking for. Also as far as I know, having an internal reference is a good starting point.

But I'm not at Google, so glad to hear differently if somebody knows better

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It's better to apply through referrals or recruiters. It's faster that way than company portals. Maybe you have friends working in your target company. You can ask them for referrals.

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