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Q: How did you get your first interview at your current company?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Applied online" (34%)

Applied online
34%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
19%
Other
12%
Networking
9%

Gender

Male

Applied online
29%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
21%
Other
12%
Networking
10%
Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

Applied online
40%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
16%
Other
13%
Networking
6%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

39%
Applied online

African American/Black answered Applied online the most among all other ethnicities.

Hispanic or Latino answered Networking the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Applied online
34%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
17%
Other
13%
Networking
9%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Applied online
35%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
19%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Applied online
39%
Referral
23%
Recruiter
19%
Other
12%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Applied online
30%
Referral
29%
Recruiter
24%
Other
10%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Applied online
27%
Referral
31%
Recruiter
21%
Other
12%
Networking
9%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Applied online
32%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
19%
Other
14%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

47%
Applied online

Customer Support answered Applied online the most among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Applied online
27%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
26%
Other
10%
Networking
11%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Applied online
32%
Referral
30%
Recruiter
18%
Other
12%
Networking
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Applied online
32%
Referral
29%
Recruiter
20%
Other
11%
Networking
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Applied online
34%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
20%
Other
9%
Networking
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Applied online
19%
Referral
31%
Recruiter
15%
Other
21%
Networking
14%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Applied online
38%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
14%
Other
16%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Applied online
39%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
14%
Other
17%
Networking
6%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
Applied online
26%
Referral
33%
Recruiter
19%
Other
11%
Networking
11%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
Applied online
31%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
23%
Other
12%
Networking
9%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Applied online
35%
Referral
38%
Recruiter
14%
Other
7%
Networking
6%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Applied online
47%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
12%
Other
12%
Networking
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Applied online
32%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
24%
Other
7%
Networking
9%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
Applied online
29%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
24%
Other
12%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Applied online
28%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
19%
Other
18%
Networking
8%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Applied online
39%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
14%
Other
15%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

39%
Applied online

18-25 answered Applied online the most among all other age groups.

66+ answered Networking the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Applied online
39%
Referral
23%
Recruiter
19%
Other
11%
Networking
8%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Applied online
35%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
21%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Applied online
30%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
22%
Other
11%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Applied online
31%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
21%
Other
12%
Networking
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Applied online
26%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
22%
Other
16%
Networking
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Applied online
25%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
20%
Other
16%
Networking
12%
Answered by 500+ aged 46-50
Applied online
27%
Referral
22%
Recruiter
20%
Other
19%
Networking
12%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Applied online
26%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
16%
Other
24%
Networking
10%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Applied online
18%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
21%
Other
22%
Networking
13%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Applied online
31%
Referral
20%
Recruiter
22%
Other
22%
Networking
5%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

36%
Applied online

High school answered Applied online the most among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Applied online
36%
Referral
23%
Recruiter
16%
Other
18%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Applied online
34%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
16%
Other
16%
Networking
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Applied online
32%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
19%
Other
16%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Applied online
31%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
22%
Other
11%
Networking
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Applied online
27%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
25%
Other
10%
Networking
11%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Applied online
26%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
20%
Other
13%
Networking
13%
Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

45%
Applied online

Entry Level answered Applied online the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Applied online
45%
Referral
22%
Recruiter
15%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Applied online
41%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
16%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Applied online
36%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
19%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Applied online
33%
Referral
29%
Recruiter
20%
Other
10%
Networking
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Applied online
26%
Referral
27%
Recruiter
20%
Other
16%
Networking
11%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

49%
Applied online

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered Applied online the most among all other locations.

Houston answered Networking the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Tampa, FL
  • Victoria, TX
  • Washington, DC
Applied online
34%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
23%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Applied online
31%
Referral
31%
Recruiter
20%
Other
9%
Networking
9%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Applied online
33%
Referral
25%
Recruiter
22%
Other
13%
Networking
7%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Applied online
32%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
22%
Other
14%
Networking
8%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Applied online
38%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
18%
Other
10%
Networking
10%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Applied online
49%
Referral
20%
Recruiter
17%
Other
8%
Networking
6%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Applied online
33%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
20%
Other
16%
Networking
5%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Applied online
31%
Referral
28%
Recruiter
21%
Other
11%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Applied online
35%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
19%
Other
16%
Networking
6%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Applied online
31%
Referral
26%
Recruiter
23%
Other
11%
Networking
9%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Applied online
44%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
16%
Other
7%
Networking
9%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Applied online
34%
Referral
33%
Recruiter
0%
Other
0%
Networking
33%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
Applied online
30%
Referral
21%
Recruiter
26%
Other
11%
Networking
12%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Applied online
27%
Referral
31%
Recruiter
23%
Other
9%
Networking
10%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Applied online
30%
Referral
31%
Recruiter
22%
Other
7%
Networking
10%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Applied online
34%
Referral
0%
Recruiter
33%
Other
0%
Networking
33%
Answered by < 100 in Tampa, FL
Applied online
34%
Referral
33%
Recruiter
33%
Other
0%
Networking
0%
Answered by < 100 in Victoria, TX
Applied online
37%
Referral
24%
Recruiter
21%
Other
11%
Networking
7%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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