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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A quick question: Recently I applied for a job at WB.  Is that true that without a connection there "no chance" of getting a job interview or even a job offer.  I got this opinion from of one of the current employees from WB.  Personally, I think this is very unfair.  What is any of your view on this subject?[/quote]
There is always a chance, but that chance is quite small, because the pool of alternative candidates is too strong.  People "off the street" do get hired for unique skills or reputation in their area, but most of the time - and I say it in the most general of terms - the path to staff employment at the Bank is to work as a short-term consultant for a few years and find a good fit at some department that will have enough need to create a staff position and slot you into this position.  For most advertised jobs, the manager already knows who will get hired.  I can see how it is unfair, but this is how it is. The hiring process is difficult, lengthy and expensive, so they prefer to go with someone they know.

I was a consultant at my unit for two years before they realized they can't do without this, and created a staff position, for which I was a shoo-in.  Although the job wasn't advertised with a "preferred candidate" label (which some of them do have), there was no way anyone from the outside could have competed with me, because I've been doing that job for two years and knew it better than anyone.   Also, people move within the Bank all the time, and internal candidates often get a first shot at available positions because we are expected to move around, and networking is obviously easier if you are already there.  [/quote]

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