If you don’t personally know any of the senior or leadership, it’s better not to join. There aren’t many projects, and the ones that exist are short-term. Once a project ends, if you’re on the bench, you’ll likely be asked to resign. Since the leadership change, several senior leaders have joined through personal connections only. Those people only favor their ex colleagues from their past org
HR has no real process - favoritism prevails. The only thing AAVA seems good at is marketing itself on LinkedIn posts.