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> next job often comes from contacts that you built up from the current job, or jobs before I've been in this field for ~7 years and have never found this to b
by NotAnOtter 2y ago
> next job often comes from contacts that you built up from the current job, or jobs before
I've been in this field for ~7 years and have never found this to be true, yet people parrot it all the same. I have never once received a job via reference, and only once was able to get someone else a job by reference. I feel this is only true when you're at the very senior level.
- krab 2y agoOnly my first job after university was via a regular advertisement and application. The other jobs and contracts happened thanks to: - one of my bosses - me talking at an event and meeting another speaker - getting recommended by a person that knew me