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Would you be kind enough to refer me to a role at Google!
Came across a role that's a good fit. Would ideally like to target it through a referral and not by applying through the career site.
Would also love to maybe take you for a meal or alike to thank you for it :) Google
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I recently interviewed for L7 EM at Google and had 4 great interviews and one not so great system design. I submitted external referrals all of which gave great feedback. The recruiter said the next step is team match/interviews and then the HC. Anyone in a similar situation? What was the result? Google
Hi Everyone, I am trying to apply for a Technical Support role at Dropbox I’m entering all the required fields but there seems to be an issue, when I hit submit after filling the form, it doesn’t submit and throws error ‘Looks like you left this blank! Please fill out this required field’ when all the fields are entered already (I have checked so many times, and filled the form from scratch several times too). Anyone from Dropbox who can put me in touch with HR or suggest what I should do next?
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I wish I lived during the time where hard effort would lead to a job.
We desperately need a big change in society where employment is guaranteed for anyone willing to work. It may not be in your field or the same pay you're used to - but something should always be an option. Just enough to get by is all I ask. I'm already using food banks and was doing so even before I lost my job (was wiped out by medical bills) but right now, with no income at all, I'd starve without them.
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I would be surprised if there was even a human to turn you away. Maybe a security guard who will ask if you are here to see someone, and then turn you away because you don’t know anybody. Give it a try and let us know!
Good point, but I plan on doing it anyhow. The lab I ran was at a manufacturer and we did work for a few local places so I may hit them up first. I may be able to recall some names but I do have an advantage of knowing their product lines!
As for getting in the door, I have been away from this entire scene for 3 decades locked in my little lab so only know The Old Ways. Hopefully the old trick of just wearing a suit and carrying a clipboard & briefcase will be enough (I say that that only half jokingly!).
Not the worst idea if you've got time to kill. Don't get me wrong, I doubt you'll actually meet with anyone or that your resume will go anywhere but the trash. But I'm all for getting out and walking whenever possible, so why not? If there's a 1/1000 chance it works out, it's worth it. And assuming it doesn't, you're in the same spot you are right now, just with a higher daily step count. Win-win.
Thanks for the thoughts. I hope the fact that the places are local will help (some are less than 2 miles away from my home, so I can walk if needed to commute there daily!). There can't be that many Chemists living that close to them (it's suburban, not a big city - but near one).
I was wondering the same thing? Is it still appropriate to follow up with the company to show them you're interested?
I don't have time to care about being appropriate.
I am in the direct mode now. Let the others worry about protocol. I ran my own business for 15 years out of High School and then closed it, got a Chemistry Degree, got the 1st job I interviewed for and 30 years later I am preparing for the 2nd job interview of my entire life!
So if I am not up on the latest ways of doing things, they'll have to deal with it. I'm absolutely knocking on doors, following up on week old contacts and all that Old School stuff!
I think that's a great idea. I was a Lab Supervisor for a few years. I actually sent a resume to our main competitor and got zero response.
It's tough because I don't want to talk badly about a place they do business with but there may be little choice. I'll do whatever I have to do though, I just hope I wont have to do that because it can snowball...
I had a friend who was working with some temp placement agencies and his search was wearing on 6 weeks. He felt bad from the feeling that there was nothing he could do. I knew this guy had an uncommon level of capability and energy.
He also escaped Vietnam as a child refugee.
I told him that he could put a suit on and visit the temp agencies, surprising them but also asking for an appointment. Compared to the kinds of things he has been thru this was no big deal.
He had an ok job within less than 2 weeks.
It wasn’t as good as any job he might have gotten with a more long term search but he seemed ok with it. It was in the IT field.
Getting a suit on and going around town saying you need a job is respectable behavior. I didn’t think this would work to get him a job so quickly but I did know he would feel better emotionally.
He supported me in the same way years earlier with some other challenges, so I knew him well enough to know that he had any use for advice. Squeaky wheel and all that.
Great that it worked for him!
So far this trick got me a job offer making batches on the floor of a chemical place - exactly the thing I checked other people doing for 30 years. Plus I'm old and unsure how much my back can really take doing that all day, but am considering finding out!
A friend recently suggested I try that. I’ve been getting nothing but rejection after rejection, and it seems like my resume isn’t even being looked at. In this job market, I say anything goes.
I understand and am having the same problem, only exacerbated by an urgent need for money fast for health care. I'll take shit pay and part time work if I have to! My savings were eaten when the woman I love got cancer. Now I may lose our house if I don't find something soon.
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Totally what I'm gonna do! But I assume you mean that as an answer to "How bad an idea is that?" so I'll just use the excuse that I'm old and am not familiar with this new fangled way of job hunting.
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After that level of experience, I think targeted outreach beats volume. Direct messages to hiring managers, industry contacts, or specialist recruiters usually work better than online applications alone.
Thanks for the advice,
Been doing both but no reaction to any of it - even directly reaching out to a company that was advertising for a Chemist and it was a company for which the place I used to work did manufacturing! I expected some sort of reply since I was already familiar with the products we made for them, but ,,, nothing.
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I surely would love to know how this goes!
It's a Holiday today so wont bother going around - can't afford to waste the gas! But will post here with updates for those who are concerned this may be a bad idea. I still say it can't be any worse than being ignored!!
I'm confident that once I land an interview, I'll be employed shortly thereafter.
I tried this, and the front desk person at most of these buildings was like "Oohhhhkaaayyyy" and probably threw it away when I walked out.
I didn't have clearance to get up into the building and give it to the people that needed to see it.
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I always live by, the worst they can say is no! Give it a go and see the response, could work out.