Received a referral to Facebook from a former colleague (that I know well). Got a response from Facebook a few days later saying I wasn’t the right fit. Question: how typical is it to be rejected based solely on resume—without an interview—even if you have a solid referral?

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Pretty common. I’ve been told there are over 20K referrals a year for example for 1K roles.

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That’s referrals only. That doesn’t count for all the external applicants as well - not all roles are filled from referrals.

It’s probably the most common outcome.

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Ah, was just trying to determine how bad I should feel about this. I appreciate knowing this isn’t an isolated incident 😂

Happened to me for a FB role too - I think it’s not unusual.

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