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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by scarface74 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @12:46PM (#27039619)
I concur. My sparse LinkedIn profile shows decades of doing CRUD work for no name companies and I have had recruiters from most of the major tech companies reach out to me. No I couldn’t pass any DS&A tech screen without a lot of preparation.

Even now that I work at one of the Big 5 tech companies, I clearly state that my role is not officially development, I still have recruiters reach out to me from FB for development positions.

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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by thayne on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:37PM (#27040197)
There is a big difference between getting recruited and actually getting a job offer.
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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by scarface74 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:53PM (#27045641)
The discussion was about the need for referrals. But isn’t that what I just said?

No I couldn’t pass any DS&A tech screen without a lot of preparation.

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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by oblio on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:33PM (#27041050)
Yeah, but the discussion was about referrals. Referrals are for getting your foot in the door. You don't generally need them for FAANG. You just need a half decent CV.

The hard part is passing the interviews, but referrals don't help with that, from what I know.

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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by tolbish on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:09PM (#27041584)
An actual referral for an "industry rockstar" would catapult them past the first few rounds of interviewing.
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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by oblio on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:25PM (#27042464)
And referrals for top management do the same. Why are we talking about something applicable to maybe 0.00001% of candidates out there?
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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by tolbish on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:50PM (#27043322)
Because far up the comment tree, referrals were confused with "some recruiter said I should interview for a job".
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Re:How Big Tech got so big: hundreds of acquisitions by scarface74 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:55PM (#27045657)
There was no “confusion”. The only purpose of a referral is to get the interview. If an internal recruiter reached out to you, a referral isn’t necessary.

Either way you still have to go through the same loop.

Yes, I “work for a FAANG” like many others do here.

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