PSA for PE HR departments in this market

I know a lot of us have been plugging away at midlevel recruiting for laterals or post-MBA for a while; some of my buddies have been doing so since the activity downturn first started in 2022, even. There comes a point, especially if blue-chip HH's are ghosting you, when one makes some traction in the "informational interview" stage at a firm and then one of the contacts "refers" you to HR who has a kind of blah phone call about processes where they kinda respond on time, kinda don't, and it's always either too late to hire you because a process just ended or too early because the headcount budget hasn't come through or whatever. And then they start ghosting too, unless you have the kind of on-paper resume that would give Gold Coast wet dreams too.

Fair warning to this kind of internal recruiter behavior--if I had a great chat where I hit it off with someone midlevel or senior in a way that "outkicks my coverage," I will absolutely hit them back up again (or other investment professionals) instead of going straight through HR, even if the latter has hinted that they're the "right" point of contact for streamlining or whatever. Having an investor on your side is so much more valuable when it comes to a) getting your name in a process when it's starting to kick off, b) introducing you to other people at the firm, c) "vouching" for you at the right time in minor ways, and/or d) meeting in person or getting you at an office visit even absent a formal process. Why would anyone deal with a frigid HR who is silent vetoing you and can't even talk about your backstory or deal experience compared to an investor who might think you're annoying but might actually relate to some part of your background?