Hi guys! I was reached out by a Google recruiter and after our initial phone call I was asked if I knew someone at Google but I don't and she mentioned that it would help greatly. Would anyone be willing to refer me? I was given the prep material and she said I can push my interview a month from now. She's really rooting for me and actually noticed that she looked at my projects and took an interest compared to other interviews where I can tell they didn't even bother or faked it.

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I joined Google without a referral, it’s not necessary.

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Good to know!

Hi OP! Glad you got a call with a recruiter.
In full transparency, Googlers don’t tend to refer people we don’t know. We have to fill out a form stating how we know the person, how well, and how their skillsets and leadership skills chalk up.
A random/blind referral won’t help very much. A personal referral from your network goes a lot further (though I know you said you don’t have someone).

Also - referrals are good but it’s not an end-all-be-all. Many people get hired without referrals.

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Thanks for the insight.

^ just search referrals in this bowl. Not going to have luck with FB

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No problem, Google is different- would say anytime you have a question just use search function first and I almost guarantee you’ll find the answer you want

If you don't know anyone the system will automatically spam people that were at your company, in similar roles, at the same time as you to ask them if they know how and can comment on your skills

D2 in that example the Googlers just states “I don’t know that person”. It’s not a requirement to answer.
But if someone does know you and doesn’t know you’re interviewing it can be helpful to your packet to have positive feedback from a peer.

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