online applying, no referral, not really working...

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Apr 20 7 Comments

I'm not getting far with online applying at all but referrals/recruiters work well, however I don't have connections with all the places I'm interested in. Here's my small sample size and results:

Online Applications - Twilio, Redfin, Dropbox: all rejected, non-specific reasons.
Referrals - Microsoft, Meta/FB: active interviews ongoing. Indeed was active, I put it on ice.
Recruiters - Amazon: applied, no word yet.

Maybe it's because I'm coming from my own small company and not from Big Tech but I have high profile tech lead gigs (contract) at a number of Fortune 500 places so there should be some resonance? Maybe it's because I'm somewhat older but I'd like to think that's not it.

If I get rejected initially from an online app can I still immediately come in through referral or is there a waiting period (at Faang and other big tech)? Also, would greatly appreciate anyone who could refer me at Uber, Stripe, Square, (or similar).

TC 250-450 (varies heavily by year as it's my own biz)
YOE: 20

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