To offer the counterpoint: I am in my 5th position since 2004. All of my jobs have been from knowing someone. This latest position is the closest to a cold lead

To offer the counterpoint: I am in my 5th position since 2004. All of my jobs have been from knowing someone. This latest position is the closest to a cold lead in: I knew someone who knew a contracting firm which was looking to fill a position. For every other position I've either been approached personally by the hiring manager whom I knew or by someone one link away in the org chart from the hiring manager.