A referral from a trusted internal employee is what you leverage your network for. After that, you still go through interviews but you're at the head of the pa

A referral from a trusted internal employee is what you leverage your network for. After that, you still go through interviews but you're at the head of the pack and already have a relationship internally through the person who referred you. All that should be left is process to check the boxes in the HR system and salary negotiation. There could always be exceptions like failing a background check or like getting too abrasive in social media and HR thinking you could present reputational risk etc.