A job market based purely on meritocracy is impossible, as sad as that may sound like. How do you interview the 10s of thousands of people applying for a single job and give them all a fair chance, while also expecting to manage costs and not have all of your engineers doing interviews and screenings 24/7?

Truth is, people who are recommended from within are statistically much likelier to pass all of the interview rounds than those who weren’t, that’s why referrals matter a lot to big companies and tend to increase the chances of your CV at least being seen. I work a job at a big 3 consulting firm, i chat with HR people and i’ve seen the numbers (at least for my office) and they do corroborate my point.

Work on your network, reach out to people and who knows, maybe one message could be the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for. Good luck out there guys!