I had gotten (expectedly) laid off. Following a friend's recommendation (and pressure), I asked an acquaintance for a referral at his (large, famous) company that I was wary of.
At that point, I had about 10yrs experience in my career, embedded software.
I still had to target specific postings from their job board for my acquaintance's referral. I found some that matched what I was looking for, got to through the interview process for a couple postings. I was impressed by and hit it off well with the manager of one team, and got hired. That was a few years ago.
I'm really glad I was pressured to apply at this company that I would have otherwise avoided, this is my favorite job in my career so far.
At that point, I had about 10yrs experience in my career, embedded software.
I still had to target specific postings from their job board for my acquaintance's referral. I found some that matched what I was looking for, got to through the interview process for a couple postings. I was impressed by and hit it off well with the manager of one team, and got hired. That was a few years ago.
I'm really glad I was pressured to apply at this company that I would have otherwise avoided, this is my favorite job in my career so far.