Or maybe I'm a realist.

While large companies generally hire within first they still want references.
If I pick up a resume and no one internally refers them its going to tell me a lot.

I used to toss out thousands of resumes, you put up one listing and get 30k + entires even with an ATS in place.
No ones got time to read them all, we skim for a cpl good ones a trash the rest.

Our department is lucky enough to be allowed to screen our incoming applicants without having to pass through the HR AUTO SCREEN, which is basically a recruitment site that scans resumes for buzzwords and content, but you speak the truth on a growing problem with the job market for entry to upper-mid level jobs, ESPECIALLY in the technology field as countires like India, Vietnam, China, and Turkey seek to enter the US market more prominently. Do you take the single person who is a phenom with a dozen high level certs and can do the work of 3 people by himself at $135K, or 6 dudes who each cost $20k and can do the work of 3/4 of an average person but can be trained and adapted to meet your needs, and is completely expendable if they don't?

don't worry girl i agree working for big dick orgs is hot as fuck
im working toward mcse rn, have mcsa/vcp/cca for citrix

I would be a happy camper if we had more Citrix specialists, however with the rise of cloud solutions, I feel it is a dying market.

i mean i just got my
aws book
have ccnp switch fully studied
but doubt will help me get a entryish job
without couple years exp as helpdesk+

Fuck that noise!

I cannot stand that bullshit of "We want someone with 15 years of experience but want to pay like a freshly graduated intern!"

better is when they want like 10 years experience with swift language.

We need 10 years experience on this format that has only existed since 2014!

i mean job market for it
outside of seattle is so fucking bad
i bet if put i had a ccie they still be like
na we need 25yrs xp for tech support

Just about all job listings do that, it's a ridiculous game.