The nature of the referral matters. If the referral comes from a respected engineer known to the hiring manager and the candidate is a good fit for the open po

The nature of the referral matters. If the referral comes from a respected engineer known to the hiring manager and the candidate is a good fit for the open position, things can move pretty quickly. If it's just a name thrown into a pot or entered into a form in some internal system, there isn't a whole lot of internal pressure.