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> I've literally never gotten a job based on someone I knew The industry is changing for new entrants, and it is considerably different today.
by MiroF 6y ago
> I've literally never gotten a job based on someone I knew
The industry is changing for new entrants, and it is considerably different today.
- Consultant32452 6y agoI've never known anyone who got a job on my team because they had a reference, and I am generally doing the hiring. The closest is someone did an internal transfer because of a reference. Never once for an outside hire.
- MiroF 6y agoMany tech companies in SF/SV you won't get an interview without a referral as a new grad at least.
- Consultant32452 6y agoPoor job prospects and nightly riots. Avoid these places like the plague.
- MiroF 6y ago> Poor job prospects and nightly riots I hope you don't actually believe that's what's happening in American cities.
- Consultant32452 6y agoThese articles are spread across several months. What do you believe is happening? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dozens-of-arrests-in-san-francisco-looting-across-east-bay/ar-BB14SJuN https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dozens-of-arrests-in-san-f... https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Free-for-all-as-San-Francisco-businesses-15306701.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Free-for-all-as-... https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/30/george-floyd-protests-san-francisco-demonstrations-kick-off-saturday/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/30/george-floyd-protests...
- MiroF 6y agoSo over the span of several months, in a region of approximately 8 million, there have been "dozens of arrests."
- Consultant32452 6y agoThere were dozens of arrests on that particular day that the article was written about. There's been several months of such days of fires in the streets and violent protests. I just picked the first 3 articles that came up in a search.
- MiroF 6y agoI mean, I live here. That's not true - months of fires in the street? Plenty of valid reasons to not want to move here. The idea that riots and people setting things on fire is like a serious problem for your day-to-day life? Absurd.
- Consultant32452 6y agoOh, well as long as it's not impacting you, then I guess it's not a big deal.
- svachalek 6y agoI hope this is satire. SF/SV clearly have some of the best paying jobs in the country. And I haven't seen a riot anywhere around here all year.
- Consultant32452 6y agoIf you can't get a job without a reference, and you don't have a reference, there's not good job prospects. It doesn't matter how much the jobs pay if they're impossible to get.
- bradlys 6y ago50% or more of my company hires people based on reference. We both got anecdotes going either way.