Hi folks, I'd love your insight in something. Do you feel that the impact of internal referrals has dropped? For me, during 2021, any kind of referral was enough to get you past the HR screen at a minimum.

I am now actively job hunting and recently was endorsed for a role. My contact emailed the hiring manager directly, asking them to meet with me. I was blown off completely. Am I going crazy or do referrals not go as far as they used to?

What's been your experience?

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I have had folks say that some hr managers are actively blocking internal referrals to improve dei and avoid the old boys club.

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I had a handful of referrals that got me an interview but I would lose to another candidate further down the interview process. They don't have the impact of actually getting you the job but they can at least get your foot in the door.

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I've gotten zero traction with multiple internal referrals. HR just wants everything to go into the system.

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Depends on company. Yes for most companies. However i got into nvidia from a referral and 40% of our hours are referrals. DM if interested

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At my company up to 2022 they aggressively pushed employees for referrals because finding good candidates was so difficult and expensive but now don't care about them. In fact they are leaving job postings open for weeks so they can get hundreds or thousands of applicants for a single job.

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