> Almost all jobs (perhaps excepting FAANG meat grinder) are filled through personal connections. I’ve hired roughly 10 people and all of them came in through

> Almost all jobs (perhaps excepting FAANG meat grinder) are filled through personal connections. I’ve hired roughly 10 people and all of them came in through recruiters. I don’t think my company ever considers direct applications, even though that’s an option on LinkedIn. They just never pass HR to actually arrive at the interview stage.