Why do people ask for referrals from people they don’t know?
I wouldn’t want to refer a random person I don’t know.
Desperate times call for desperate measures
good question
Some people do it for the bonus and if it’s not their direct team, they don’t care.
That’s pretty sad. It costs your company time and money to interview people. Also who cares if they aren’t on your team, it is your company.
Dude, is VMware your family business? Tech companies makes billions. They have open positions because they are greedy and have their eyes on more revenue. VMware will put you on the street without blinking twice if they have business reasons to do it. Loyalty doesn’t pay. Look out for yourself and play the game.
I'm at Uber because of someone on Blind who referred me. If you think someone is smart and talented I don't see why you wouldn't help them. I'm always thankful to this person, I know I'd not be at this spot in my career if it wasn't for him. If anything I've probably been one of the highest performers my team has seen. Definitely do consider helping someone if you can. It will only make you feel happier that you helped someone talented. At least that's how I look at it.
Just because you were for them does not mean they’re going to get a job they can still apply through the company website
How did that person know you were talented though? Yeah I personally don’t want to refer a dud.
At my previous company I asked a person conducting interviewing training if it was ok to refer people I did not know. The answer was definitely yes with disclosure. So even from recruiter, hr, hc standpoint it is ok.
Also, generic referrals do not increase your chances at any stage of the interview besides visibility for recruiter. No interviewer would care if it was from a referral. So I don't see an issue.
because western civilizations dont rely on exams but the damn shit referral letters and aristocratic system
Because yolo :)
Why do people try to explore any channel that might result in a job that pays money? Fixed your formatting
Bro idgaf. I just want my bonus
So they can get an interview lined up
It’s called applying directly on the company’s website
That's never worked for me