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Perhaps I misunderstand English but how is asking for a referral as in "Do you know any good developers?" a BAD way to ask for a referral? And how is asking abo
by chrismcb 12y ago
Perhaps I misunderstand English but how is asking for a referral as in "Do you know any good developers?" a BAD way to ask for a referral? And how is asking about a specific person's abilities a better way to ask for a general referral?
If you are new to the area and are looking for a good pizza place:
Good: "Hey, do you know of any good pizza places around here?"
Bad: "Is Tino's over on 4th any good?"
The later asks about a specific location, and doesn't tell you if there is anything better. Nor does it help you if the answer is "No"
- sudheendrach 12y agoHey Chris, perhaps I should have put it in a better way. Asking for a pizza shop is different from asking for a developers. Pizza shops are everywhere and you can walk into any shop any day, developers are usually working on something. I can't randomly point all my developer friends to the guy asking for referral. I would need to talk to my friends first, do some research who is looking for a job and then make a referral. So, All I want people who are asking for referrals to do is find whom they want to connect to and why? HN/Github/StackExchange are some good places to find great programmers and LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter tells you how you are connected to them :-)