Has anyone had success with referrals? I’ve referred several candidates who were genuinely qualified, but they all ended up getting denied. When I applied myself, I also used a few referrals and was denied for those roles. Ironically, the role I ultimately got at Visa was one where I had no referral at all.

I’m curious if referrals actually carry weight here, or if they mainly just help get an application into the system. Has anyone seen referrals make a real difference?

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I was able to get an interview via referral, but my referrer also pushed my resume / candidacy with the hiring manager. Not sure if a referral by itself does much.

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A referral on its own is ok but I recommend the referrer to also email / message the hiring manager and HR tagged to the role. That really almost guarantees getting your resume looked at.

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