Google doesn't care much about referrals though. I referred a friend of mine to Google and he was rejected without them even talking to him, then he sent the ap

Google doesn't care much about referrals though. I referred a friend of mine to Google and he was rejected without them even talking to him, then he sent the application normally and got an interview without the referral. I know he was rejected since they told me as well that sadly my referral wasn't needed. I still got the referral bonus so it wasn't that they tried to trick me, but most would have given up after that first rejection but I'm glad he didn't.