This is my n=1 (me) experience. You have to know someone on the inside. Job sites for someplace as large as Google or Apple are a black hole. I always have a friend refer me, which at a bare minimum gets a real human being to read my resume. I know it sounds like an advantage, but i&#x27;ve been rejected more times than i&#x27;ve received an offer. I never felt like I got special treatment.