Hey stealth,

No, I didn't have any kind of internal reference. All I did was come prepared and come with all the paperwork and documents that they told me they wanted. One thing I did have on my side, though, was a real and genuine desire to be at the company... One of my good friends was hired by XJT a few months ago and she tells me constantly how much she loves the company and how much she's enjoying working there. Because of this, I've really wanted to be a part of the company for months now and when I got the interview I'm pretty sure that my enthusiasm and the fact that I really wanted to be there helped me especially in the HR room. It's pretty easy for the HR interviewers to tell the guys who are just there to find a job from the ones who really want XJT.
I'm sure that if you went to your interview prepared and with the same kind of attitude that you'd have a good shot at getting hired.
Good Luck!