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Most jobs come from referral. Scalable cold outreach strategy is key to getting a job in tech these days. Does anyone still apply online?
by arturm 7y ago
Most jobs come from referral. Scalable cold outreach strategy is key to getting a job in tech these days.
Does anyone still apply online?
- Etheryte 7y agoHow do you suppose referral works when you don't have any contact with the company you're eyeing? I've applied for every job I've had online, save for the first one. It can be a messy process, but if you bring real value, you get noticed fairly quickly.
- joejerryronnie 7y agoAbout half the positions I staff are from referrals and half are from randomly submitted online resumes. The quality of team members have ended up being roughly equivalent.
- ghaff 7y agoI'm not sure how those two statements go together. Do a lot of people really refer individuals they don't know at all outside of a cold outreach just for a shot at a referral bonus? All three jobs I've gotten in the last 20 years have come through people I know. (One was a referral; the other two were getting hired by someone I knew.) But these were people I actually did know and had worked with in some manner.