Feels like even referrals aren't moving the needle like they used to.
For recruiters—do referrals still stand out in the pile? Or has that signal gotten noisier too?

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If they’re relevant to the role they will get a conversation. But everyone and their mother is looking for a job right now and no one wants to deny a friend a referral to a company so there are more diluted referral pools with people who are not a fit just trying to “use their network” for an in.
Also depends on who is giving the referral - junior person sending vs senior leadership, some carry more weight than others.
You might get to a phone screen but anything further a referral doesn’t do much unless you’re actually a fit for the role.

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