""Google puts out a job opening, they get 200 CVs within like eight minutes," Galloway said during an interview on Shane Smith's Vice News podcast. "They limit it down to the 20 most qualified. Seventy percent of the time, the person they pick is someone who has an internal advocate.""
""The way you [achieve professional success] as a young person is you go out, you make friends, you drink, and at every possible opportunity, you help that person out," he said. "You want to be placed in rooms of opportunities when you're not physically there.""
""The most successful people in high school aren't the best looking [or] the best athletes, they're the ones that like other people the most," he said. "The kid who says, 'Hey, you know, great game, Brett,' or 'Wow, way to go on the basketball team, Lisa.' The person who shows the most goodwill and like toward other people is the most popular, successful person in high school.""
Online job applications produce large applicant pools and limited visibility for individuals. Employers quickly narrow applicants to a smaller shortlist, and a large share of hires come from candidates with internal advocates. Building and maintaining social and professional connections increases access to opportunities and referrals. Regularly helping others and fostering goodwill places individuals into beneficial professional situations even when not present. Consistent relationship-building before, during, and after a job search enhances hiring chances. Employee referrals and internal recommendations are more effective than submitting unsolicited applications into broad online systems.
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