Re:Ask HN: Why are jobs gotten via referrals but online blin...
by dragonwriter on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:38PM
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> Companies don’t hire based on how hot you are
Well, not ideally, except for certain very specific jobs, but it absolutely does happen even outside of the cases where it ideally would.
> Companies can’t ghost you at a moments notice once they have committed
Established, reputable companies usually have trouble doing that; for others it's actually not unheard of, though it's hard to do it selectively to one employee and not others if you have on-premises staff.
Well, not ideally, except for certain very specific jobs, but it absolutely does happen even outside of the cases where it ideally would.
> Companies can’t ghost you at a moments notice once they have committed
Established, reputable companies usually have trouble doing that; for others it's actually not unheard of, though it's hard to do it selectively to one employee and not others if you have on-premises staff.