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Among my collegues at L5-L6, we found it rare that anybody we referred was hired. (I'm an Xoogler, and was there 2013-15)
by drewg123 7y ago
Among my collegues at L5-L6, we found it rare that anybody we referred was hired.
(I'm an Xoogler, and was there 2013-15)
- thedance 7y agoThe odds of anyone at the top of the hiring funnel getting an offer are really poor, but the odds for people with referrals are much higher.
- drewg123 7y agoThe chances of getting a conversation with a recruiter and interview with a referral is almost 100%. But even after the initial interview, the odds of getting hired are tiny. That's the point I was trying to make.
- spacecondition 7y agoGoing through the interview process and just last week I was rejected from Google with a referral and without even getting a recruiter conversation. Caught me by surprise because with current education/work exp. I had no issue reaching the "talk to a human being" step with other FAANG companies... a bit disheartening but mainly just makes me wonder what Google is looking for at that point in the process that's different from other top companies.
- tomnj 7y agoDoes something about this sound wrong to googlers?
- username90 7y agoNo, all your referrals getting rejected is a running joke at Google. Often they get rejected even without an interview. In my opinion it is a bit evil to refer people who are unlikely to pass the interview, I always warn everyone I refer about it.