I see your point. However, I've been doing this for a year now and, so far as I can tell, there hasn't been a significant uptick in comments in these threads.

I see your point. However, I've been doing this for a year now and, so far as I can tell, there hasn't been a significant uptick in comments in these threads. It tends to fluctuate between 700 and 1,000 depending on the month (more in northern hemisphere summer, less in winter). I'd also add that I spend a bunch of my personal time answering questions, following up and so on. It can sometimes be fun and sometimes it isn't fun at all. The referral link is new since last month and is exactly equivalent to any other direct application in getting "close to the person actually offering the position". They both go directly to the staff recruiter responsible for handling that job. For those folk who don't want me to get a referral bonus, for any reason, you can visit https://pivotal.io/careers https://pivotal.io/careers and go through the same system.