> Anecdotally, it seems the only way to get to a human is to have referrals or the perfect resume. Ironically, the internet has made people in my life more reli

> Anecdotally, it seems the only way to get to a human is to have referrals or the perfect resume. Ironically, the internet has made people in my life more reliant on who they know IRL to get a job. Third-party recruiters will also work, if you get the "headhunter" variety as opposed to the "I've got a 1099 job in Nowhere, Alabama and it pays $3.50 an hour. Interested?" type. The headhunter recruiters also often have jobs from multiple cool places to work. It's super nice to have one point of contact for 2 or 3 different interview processes. Plus more line-skipping. As an interviewer, you don't have time to vet the applicants. A recruiter who's going to get paid 20% of that person's salary does.