At Microsoft, is there a (un)spoken policy that if your referrer is x level or above, you’re guaranteed a recruiter screen as a courtesy to the referrer even if they don’t think you are a good fit and plan to ding you? Last year applied for a few roles with a Sr. PM referral...nada, this week, applied for a role with a Sr. Director referral and got reached out to by recruiter. Wondering if they are doing it a courtesy/don’t want to piss off senior folks vs they genuinely think I might be a fit.

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Can’t speak for Microsoft specifically but a lot of companies keep roles open in evergreen status to build a candidate pool for future use or manage a high turn over position. You may not have heard on previous roles for that reason.

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You should assume it’s genuine. I wouldn’t interview someone just because the referral came from a sr director, although I might reach out to them to say I was already close with another candidate (or some other excuse to avoid ruffling any feathers)

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That’s fair, thanks again...easy to overthink things, just got to put best foot forward and see!

Why do you apply as I'm reading your post as if even you feel you're not a good fit for the roles you're targeting?

I think it’s a good fit, potential stretch role but feel good about the R&R, just trying to gauge what the recruiter might be thinking

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How well do you know the people referring you? It usually matters... if the person referring is a former colleague and can directly vouch for you it carries more weight than the ones who share that you connected through "networking" - regardless of the level of the person referring.

@ACN - Family friend is typically better than random connections since they may be more willing to vouch for you when they write the details about the referral. Either way congrats on getting the interview.

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