[satokema]

Please note, he says "he has never gotten a job by applying", not that he has never applied to jobs.

My ratio isn't 100% but being referred or (in older times) called first have probably been the better experiences in my experience.

[zero-sharp]

Do I respond to nitpicking with my own nitpicking? The language of the parent post implies a lack of necessity (due to having success through other means).

Well, this is fun.