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>"Oh, I went to school with them a decade ago; beyond that I couldn't tell you much of anything about them." Why would you be relying on referrals from people
by learc83 8y ago
>"Oh, I went to school with them a decade ago; beyond that I couldn't tell you much of anything about them."
Why would you be relying on referrals from people you went to school with 10 years ago instead of more recent coworkers? (Unless you haven't worked for 10 years.)
>I did have a four year long multidisciplinary research project that consisted of nine people. I saw them on at least a weekly basis for four years.
Sounds like any one of those 8 people would have been in a great position to vouch for you 11 years ago.
- CydeWeys 8y agoThe context of this discussion was making connections in university. I have made way more connections through industry than I did at school, but that's a different situation entirely.
- learc83 8y agoI realize that. My point still stands. Whether you made connections or not during college, you shouldn't be asking for or giving referrals to people you knew in school 10 years ago but don't know very much about.
- CydeWeys 8y agoYeah, and I'm not.
- learc83 8y agoBut you're using that example as a straw man to attack the article's concept. >Why should a referral from some random acquaintance count so highly, anyway? I'd much sooner trust an interview loop than "Oh, I went to school with them a decade ago; beyond that I couldn't tell you much of anything about them." That's an intentionally weak example. You shouldn't trust that referral, and no one would argue that you should.