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I have 3-4 YOE and have been looking for new opportunities recently. This time around I’ve only applied directly through career sites/job boards instead of using any employee referrals. So far I have got to the recruiter phone screens for a couple of companies like Spotify, Twitter, Robinhood, Atlassian & either haven’t heard back from the recruiters since or got told the team thought I didn’t have enough experience to be considered for a Senior level role (fair). For some other companies (e.g. Stripe, Square, Squarespace) I actually managed to get to the late stages of interviewing, just before the final on-site before being rejected. Right now I’m in the final rounds for a few opportunities - but none that I’m super excited about.
All of this together leads me to think that maybe having referrals would boost my chances of moving forward in the interview process. Is that true or would referrals only help me get my foot in the door (to the recruiter phone screen) and isn’t helpful thereafter?
My question is, should I reapply to the jobs where I haven’t heard back from the company at all and never received a formal rejection from them yet (with a referral this time)? Some companies I have in mind are Coinbase, Dropbox, Uber, Google, Meta, Opensea, Lyft, Twitch, and Discord.
If the answer to that question is yes, would anyone from one of these companies please refer me?
Thanks in advance for any insight! #design #ui/ux #referrals
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If you are getting recruiter calls but not making it to the on-site, it’s likely your portfolio might have some issues.
Last thing to level set expectations, the companies that said 3-4 YOE isn’t enough for senior level are correct. You should be targeting mid-level opportunities.
If I am correct, the Stripe process probably was two interviews, a take home assignment, then three more interviews. Was there a take home assignment that you didn't pass? If that's the case, you need to drill down on that a bit more and have someone help you understand why you didn't make it to the final round.