How did you get your most recent job?

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A personal contact who told you about it37%

A published advertisement of some kind43%

A recruiting firm/staffing agency14%

Other (share below)6%

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Senior Director, Defense Programs in Software, 5,001 - 10,000 employees

I was at a black tie event overlooking the White House and I mentioned to some folks I knew from Twitter that I was looking. So, the normal way.

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LinkedIn. A connection posted that they require a Super CTO, I applied & here I am.

Executive Architect in Healthcare and Biotech, 10,001+ employees

An in-house recruiter found me.

IT Executive in Healthcare and Biotech, 10,001+ employees

Worked hard. Learned the business, and got promoted.

Chief Technology Officer in Software, 51 - 200 employees

Founder contacted me over LinkedIn.

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