Known Quantity

Back in 2020, I'd made a note to myself of the following:

According to Lee Hecht Harrison, there are three basic ways in which people obtain new roles:

Created Position: 5%
Known Candidate: 70%
Applicant Pool: 25%

In effect, in 80% of hires, the new hire is a known quantity.

I wonder if the numbers have changed, and if so, what they are now. The current employers' market in the technology industries has been driving a lot of angst, but, at least in the circles I move in, I've been seeing a lot of people looking to crack the Applicant Pool section of things.

Perhaps one of the good things about having been in the labor force for as long as I have is that I'm known to a lot of people. I've put quite a bit of effort into leaving positive impressions, and it's paid off on a couple of occasions.

Back in the day, I tended to view such networking as akin to cheating; but I like to think that I've matured in the interim.