I've always stayed away from referrals. It puts additional pressure on the new job relationship working out and puts you in a more difficult spot to start. Pa

I've always stayed away from referrals. It puts additional pressure on the new job relationship working out and puts you in a more difficult spot to start. Part of your reputation is the person who referred you (good or bad). Plus it limits your circle of discovery of finding rare one of a kind jobs that are outside of your circle where most of them exist.