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I'm definitely seeing a pattern in the posts here. Referrals and recruiters = success. Apply to a position = failure. I've had in the past a few recruiters o
by whstl 4y ago
I'm definitely seeing a pattern in the posts here.
Referrals and recruiters = success.
Apply to a position = failure.
I've had in the past a few recruiters on the lazier side ask me to "please apply directly at the company portal" and that had a perfectly round 0% success rate.
- ravagat 4y agoReferrals directly or indirectly will always triumph the manual application. Whenever a recruiter/lead suggests "please apply directly" I know it's not worth the time. Something you have to learn through experience.
- beckingz 4y agoThe best part is hot referrals to a large company, when they ask you to apply for the role a day AFTER receiving a verbal offer.
- dnissley 4y agoI have had 4 jobs in my software engineering career so far -- I have gotten none of them from applying (despite applying to many, many listings and even having gotten interviews through those applications). 1 personal connection, 2 recruiters employed by the hiring company, 1 third party recruiter on contract through the hiring company. It just seems to me like a company having put out an application just doesn't mean they are all that motivated to hire. Having hired recruiters on the other hand...