In the last 12 years of employment I've pretty much received all my jobs through the friends, friends of friends, and former colleagues network. There was one job which I actually applied for on their website and had a standard interview process for, but I had former colleagues already working there, so I include that.
I am in Game Development so it is a much smaller community than the overall tech industry and you're more likely to know people in different companies as people slowly disperse after completing a project.
I think as you get older you kind of have to find jobs in this way, relying on your network and reputation, rather than doing a fresh cold application each time.
I am in Game Development so it is a much smaller community than the overall tech industry and you're more likely to know people in different companies as people slowly disperse after completing a project.
I think as you get older you kind of have to find jobs in this way, relying on your network and reputation, rather than doing a fresh cold application each time.