Looking to exit to a tech company - has anyone ever approached a DEI person at the company you are applying to on LinkedIn? Is this something worth pursuing or should I just apply directly?

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I think having a referral or talking to the DEI person does help, but everything else should also be a fit.

I would definitely reach out to the DEI or someone in the Latinx Professional Network to see if you can get a referral.

with that said, I attempted that with Google and while there was an initial conversation there was no interview.

Mucha suerte!

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