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There is a big difference between getting recruited and actually getting a job offer.
by thayne 6y ago
There is a big difference between getting recruited and actually getting a job offer.
- oblio 6y agoYeah, but the discussion was about referrals. Referrals are for getting your foot in the door. You don't generally need them for FAANG. You just need a half decent CV. The hard part is passing the interviews, but referrals don't help with that, from what I know.
- tolbish 6y agoAn actual referral for an "industry rockstar" would catapult them past the first few rounds of interviewing.
- oblio 6y agoAnd referrals for top management do the same. Why are we talking about something applicable to maybe 0.00001% of candidates out there?
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- tolbish 6y agoBecause far up the comment tree, referrals were confused with "some recruiter said I should interview for a job".
- scarface74 6y agoThere was no “confusion”. The only purpose of a referral is to get the interview. If an internal recruiter reached out to you, a referral isn’t necessary. Either way you still have to go through the same loop. Yes, I “work for a FAANG” like many others do here.
- scarface74 6y agoThe discussion was about the need for referrals. But isn’t that what I just said? No I couldn’t pass any DS&A tech screen without a lot of preparation.