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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have worked at one of the big tech companies for the last decade.  There are always peaks and valleys when it comes to hiring.  Right now we are in a valley.  There was a lot of over hiring 3-4 years ago.  My company, while not letting people go, has limited hiring through the end of FY.  Sometimes one just has to wait things out until the market improves.     [/quote]

tech companies are still hiring kids.  My DC just applied to a top tech firm for their highly coveted training program - the company started late, just posting role within last couple of weeks.  My kid has a major connection there, thank god - or wouldn’t have made it past the AI :)  Our connection said that the company philosophy is to never cut back on new grad hires, even when laying off other areas[/quote]

[b]So it comes down to who you know and not what you know[/b].[/quote]

And, this is nothing new. I'm 47 and have gotten several jobs, even dating back to high school, because of a connection.[/quote]

It's a combination. I've definitely interviewed people because of a connection but once they are in the pool they need to outshine the others.

But yes, personal connection matters. College freshman DD has a good summer job because she applied to one job at a local agency and happened to know the hiring manager (parent of a classmate). Manager let her know that job had been filled but encouraged her to apply to a different job that she'd not applied to because the job description didn't seem to be a fit but the manager said that while it says X, I'm really fine with someone who has Y. (+ Apparently being someone they know).[/quote]

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