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Just wanted to vent for a moment here...

Santander recently started an IB division in the States, and therefore they needed to hire a Head of Campus Recruiting to cover IB. I only discovered all of this rather recently.

I never saw any jobs for them advertised anywhere and now see that they hired a young lady (I mean someone who graduated from college 23 years after me) who has far less experience in campus recruiting than I do. How did they do this? I have like 20 headhunters and *never* saw the role posted anywhere. She transitioned from one bank to another, whereas I have been unemployed for nearly 16 months!It's so unbelievably frustrating...

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  1. Anonymous

    Wow, can't control how, when or where jobs are posted, that is not something you can control. Also, hiring differences is that they could have a focus on their recruiting that meets their needs. Could have been a succession plan, growth from other programs, etc. Please don't think to judge someone else's given opportunity, you can question the company but that one awarded shouldn't be criticized.

  2. Anonymous

    The job wasn't posted anywhere. And this person came from an entirely different firm so no succession plan or growth from "other programs" apply here. I'm not judging this person - just sick to death of this unbelievably messed up process.

  3. Anonymous

    That's what they were saying, posted not posted, it's up to the school/company on their processes.

  4. Anonymous

    I feel that.
    Same happening here. The next generation of 18-25 year olds expect more with less to no experience

  5. Anonymous

    It's hard to know.

    Two years ago,I applied for a role I knew I had checked all the proverbial boxes. Crickets.

    In December, it came up again- and after 3 interviews, a resume update (to alignment with role), and 6 weeks of waiting-- I was awarded the opportunity.

    There is no scientific way anymore--

  6. Anonymous

    Again, there was no visible application process for this role. It wasn't posted anywhere.

  7. Anonymous

    She didn't just apply. She most likely leveraged a contact or two and was presented to the hiring manager by a member of her network. These days it's not enough to be highly qualified. You need to network. Someone campaigning for you will trump qualifications in this market.

  8. Anonymous

    My point is that this job wasn't posted anywhere, so how did she apply?

  9. Anonymous

    She was invited to apply by a referral. Most jobs are not posted.

  10. Anonymous

    Most great jobs are never advertised. It's all in who you know. If you're relying on posted jobs you are missing out on u to 80% of the positions you are qualified for. Most corporations in the US offer $ bonuses to their staff for referrals. My company offers $5k for manager level and below and $8k for director level referrals and above. Trust me, that's where a good 80% of our new hires come from. Our industry it's very incestuous and the best and brightest know others at their level of expertise. It's a win win.

  11. Anonymous

    Of course not.

  12. Anonymous

    Jobs don't necessarily have to be posted. In current and a few previous employers, we didn't always post externally (sometimes not at all). It really is a "who you know" kind of thing.

  13. Anonymous

    She had inside help. In my 40 year career I've only accepted 2 jobs where I didn't have an inside connection via my network. The rest were from my network including my current job.

  14. Anonymous

    Networking- yes, it seems unfair to you because you have experience, but the person who did get the job most likely knew someone who worked there or referred them. It seems like "cheating" but it's important not to take it personally, which you seem to be doing. The job search can be frustrating but it is up to you to manage your expectations.

  15. Anonymous

    Most jobs are never posted. You get the interview invitation by referral. Don't depend on job boards. That's only a fraction of the jobs available.

  16. Anonymous

    They were recruited. I get cold calls all the time from competitors asking if I'm interested in coming over to them.

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