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Work for smaller companies Only "apply" to jobs where you already know at least one person at the company
by warrenm 4y ago
Work for smaller companies
Only "apply" to jobs where you already know at least one person at the company
- ghaff 4y agoNot even just smaller companies if you know someone high enough up :-) Every job I've had since right out of grad school has basically come through sending someone I knew an email. That's really the answer although it's probably not very actionable for a lot of more junior people.
- warrenm 4y ago"who" vs "what" you know has always been the "right answer" :)
- ghaff 4y agoI know you'll find people who say they've always just gone through recruiters or applying online, but beyond starting out it certainly hasn't been my experience--including in difficult periods like 2001. I'm sure I've been lucky but it's also resulted in the right jobs through the right people.
- warrenm 4y agoYeah - in 25 years, I've gotten precisely one job through a "blind" application ... when I worked at Hertz as a car cleaner :) Every single other job has come via connection