Yes, this. Even with a good resume you might cold e-mail hundreds of companies and never get a bite. Knowing somebody almost always gets you to interview stage.
Extremely belated reply, but for what it may be worth, I didn’t actually have contacts at some of the jobs, just friends keeping tabs on some outlets I didn’t (for example, neighborhood listserves I wasn’t subscribed to, printed postings at businesses I didn’t frequent.)
Yes, this. Even with a good resume you might cold e-mail hundreds of companies and never get a bite. Knowing somebody almost always gets you to interview stage.
Extremely belated reply, but for what it may be worth, I didn’t actually have contacts at some of the jobs, just friends keeping tabs on some outlets I didn’t (for example, neighborhood listserves I wasn’t subscribed to, printed postings at businesses I didn’t frequent.)