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Just found a stat about job offers that changed my whole approach
I was reading a report from a hiring firm in Chicago last week. It said that over 60% of job offers come from people you already know, not from online applications. I found this on their website after a deep search. I always thought cold applying was the main way in. Now I'm trying to talk to more old coworkers and friends. Has anyone else seen their network actually lead to a real job?
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samward18d ago
That Chicago stat makes sense for me, my last three jobs all came from people I knew. Although @terrywalker has a point, one of those "people I knew" was just a guy I met once at a conference who vaguely remembered my face.
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terrywalker18d ago
That Chicago firm's stat gets passed around a lot, but I've always wondered how they even measure that. Does a recruiter finding your LinkedIn after you applied online count as "someone you know"? Feels like a fuzzy number to base your whole strategy on.
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