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Comment 153 and I’ll send you the full episode. The September Surge means more job postings. It does not mean a recruiter is lovingly reading your resume from top to bottom. Okay? AI has made it possible to apply to hundreds of jobs. ATS systems narrow the pool, recruiters narrow it again, and your perfectly formatted resume is still trying to reach an actual human. Meanwhile, the candidate with a referral gets a gold star next to their name. Two of my jobs came through people I had worked with for five weeks. Not my boss. Not the VPs I worked with every day. People I stayed connected with after one small project. This week on Secrets of the Career Game, I’m breaking down my always-on networking rule: how to get a job referral without making it transactional, how internal and LinkedIn networking can uncover better roles, and why former coworkers may be the people who get you hired next. #jobsearchtips #jobmarket #ats