I applied for a blanket PM role with a referral 11 days ago and my action center still says "Application Submitted". Is this likely a reject that wasn't updated? I'm told that recruiters will typically get back to you right away with a referral, but maybe that's not always the case? I'm currently a PM and I meet or surpass every bullet point in the job posting.
I never had any response from a referral. My inside friend even emailed the hiring manager, and nothing.
Same here, in the end. I was rejected tonight. It's weird. I have a referral from an engineer plus there's a PM manager in Redmond reaching out to folks internally on my behalf. I've applied before too, and I've never even been given a phone screen. I have a BEng in electrical engineering, a business minor, 1.5 years of post grad PM experience, and 16 months of relevant internship experience in the PM space. I don't claim to be perfect but I thought I'd be good enough for a phone screen, at least.
For over a year, I didn't have a single MS recruiter reach out to me, even with the referral. (32yoe, MS in CS). I had successful on sites with AWS and Google. Now, I am getting more MS attention, just had my first (virtual) on site and awaiting response. I am sure it went well so even if a no, should set me up for future interest. Had another MS recruiter hit me up today. I told him I am only interested in L67 positions so he pointed me to one he was chasing and said he would submit me for HM review. It seems your stock can increase if you can get some positive phone screens. I have had 3 so far I think.
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Referrals and applying online does not work at Microsoft. I applied last year. It still says application submitted