Even in this thread you can find many people besides myself attesting to the consistent power of referrals in most hiring. In fact, that's even one of the central

I am, frankly, amazed that you have never had a former colleague approach you about a job opening they had or express that they're looking for a new job. That's literally one of the most basic uses of networking out there, not to mention that many companies have explicit cash bonuses for referring new hires.

Here's a recent survey showing that most hiring comes through networking: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-survey-reveals-85-all-job...

  > Even in this thread you can find many people

So a lot of anecdotes. That is not what I'm looking for when I ask for a source, you know.

  > I am, frankly, amazed

Doesn't that show that your experience is limited?

  > Here's a recent survey 

That looks like it's based overwhelmingly on US-based results? I'm not in the US.

> That looks like it's based overwhelmingly on US-based results? I'm not in the US.

So what?

I did not say that you specifically could only get jobs through networking, I said it is the predominant method of hiring.

You literally have nothing but your own anecdotes on your side. I have a bunch of anecdotes in this thread, not to mention actual data.

  > So what? I did not say that you specifically could only get jobs through
  > networking, I said it is the predominant method of hiring.

And I said your "proof" only seems to apply to the US.

  > I have a bunch of anecdotes in this thread,

Are you trying to be funny? I can't tell, but I cannot imagine this was meant to be a serious comment.