Hey Blind, I’m looking to apply for APM positions in the next few months and since referrals are a good way to increase the chances for an interview I was wondering a few things: 1. Does it make a difference if you have multiple people from a company refer you to the same role? 2. Does the position of the person that referred you matter? So does a referral from an intern hold the same weight as a referral from a senior PM for example? 3. Does it matter if the person referring you is not under the same org? So a SWE referring me for a APM position for example
Only matters if they worked with you
I would focus on prepping for the interview and not the referral. Apm programs at Facebook and google are probably more selective than the normal pm role if you go by the numbers. I’ve passed both companies interviews.
What resources did you use to prep?
The only thing that matters is if the referrer has worked with you professionally. Otherwise, the referral is barely better than someone off the street
Does the referrer have a place to talk about that in the referral application?
Some companies yes some no. At google there is a list we can pick from saying how we know the person, with options like directly worked, indirectly worked, my friend, rando. Some options add free form text boxes.