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Ask HN: Why are all the big tech companies reaching out all at once?
Hi HN,
I have been a software developer for 2 years, all at the same company. Last week, I got asked to interview for a position at Google. I was stoked, took the phone interview a few days ago. Today, I got emails from both Microsoft and Amazon.
This can't be a coincidence - why have these tech companies decided to reach out to me now of all times?
This sounds crazy, but the only thing I can think of is that I had a tweet go lowest-key viral among a subgroup of a subgroup associated with tech.
Does anyone with knowledge of Big Tech recruiting know what's going on?
- psnehanshu 4y agoWow, lucky you!
- LinuxBender 4y agoMy first step would be to ask the Google recruiter/manager where they obtained your information. That is likely the same place the others obtained it but that is a guess. Do you have a linked-in account?
- version_five 4y agoI had two of FAANG reach out in very close proximity recently as well (and I had not had them contact me in the past). No insight as to why, it may be just a coincidence, or maybe they have all been doing a hiring push recently and casting a wider net to adjusting their search criteria
- t0suj4 4y agoThe odd coordination makes it look like a scam.
- t-3 4y agoJust speculating, but in this age of big data, maybe they or a recruiter somehow knew you were a developer, and you recently passed some milestone (years of experience?) that put you onto their radar?
- WalterGR 4y agoCoincidence.
- throwaway203482 4y agoTwo companies reaching out at the same time, I would agree with you. But three seems outside the realm of possibility, or at least, probability.
- CogitoCogito 4y ago> Two companies reaching out at the same time, I would agree with you. But three seems outside the realm of possibility, or at least, probability. There's no support for your claims. You know neither the probabilities involved nor the number of individuals contacted by these companies. You have no reason not to believe this isn't a coincidence. edit: It's funny to receive downvotes for a statement so devoid of opinion and so obviously mathematically/statistically correct.
- WalterGR 4y agoIt would be easy to calculate for someone who - unlike me - remembers something from their stats / probability class(es). Assume that all 3 companies reach out yearly. They each reach out during a randomly chosen week. What's the probability that they will all reach out in a 2-week span?
- CogitoCogito 4y agoYes _if_ you know the probability distributions, then it _would_ be easy to calculate. But you _don't_. You can't assume your way away from that.
- MiddleEndian 4y agoI can say that while I was interviewing at Amazon not too long ago, during the interview process, Amazon reached out to me. After much deliberation, I took a position with Amazon.
- bgirard 4y agoAre they finding your profile from something like LinkedIn? It's possible your profile is getting more exposure for one reason or another. It might even be a positive feedback loop where your profile getting more views is causing it to get better ranking leading to yet again more views.
- throwaway203482 4y agoI’ve had a LinkedIn profile for years which has changed very little.
- mindentropy 4y agoYes. It has happened to me recently. I was approached by Meta and now Amazon.
- VoodooJuJu 4y agoIt's because you're special. They're in deep and they need The One Who Can Save Us. You are The Chosen One.
- smarri 4y agoFollow the white rabbit, neo
- throwaway203482 4y agoI always knew this was true, but I’m glad to get it confirmed by random people on the internet. Time to start my hero’s journey.
- leros 4y agoYou might have done something online that made you look like a more active candidate. Companies are using all sorts of fancy recruiting tools these days to help them more efficiently reach out to candidates.
- the_only_law 4y agoNeed someone to document these so I can game it like they did with ATS scanning back whenever that was becoming popular.
- leros 4y agoUpdating your LinkedIn is probably enough.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoSame thing happened to me, but with medical device companies. Right after I accepted a position, I was bombarded with ads from competitor companies for essentially the job I was just hired into. Either it's coincidence, or it's a feature that LinkedIn offers to its clients. Either way, I'm not looking rn.