An engineering analyst shares how he got a job at Google within 90 days of getting laid off from AWS

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charles Broomfield, a 25-year-old engineering analyst at Google, based in Washington, D.C. His employment and identity have been confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity.

I graduated from a tiny liberal arts college called Knox College. The downside is to that that there is a much smaller alumni network. The benefit is that I suspect the likelihood of them being willing to help out is…