Lyft referral needed

Oracle
Odksmnefls

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Odksmnefls
Oct 30, 2019 16 Comments

Hi, I am a Masters student at Georgia Tech. I worked at Oracle HQ for 3 years as Senior Software Developer before joining grad school. I am looking for a referral for Lyft. Thanks a lot :)

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  • Facebook / Eng
    iCares

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    iCares
    Dude just go and apply on the website. Y ask random strangers to refer. What is this new trend, I see strangers msg on LinkedIn for referrals too.

    There is a reason y referrals are in place and it's not to refer complete strangers
    Oct 30, 2019 14
    • Facebook / Eng
      iCares

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      iCares
      You said you work in data science. Take a pool of candidates (all holding data science degree) and shortlist x% of them. For case 1 sample randomly, for case 2 sample based on weights assigned to their qualifications and skills. Compare both and tell me which set fairs better.

      May be you got lucky with the random guy whom you asked to refer. In reality no one has the time to refer you by understanding what you've done. Most of them blindly refer for the referral bonus

      I would gladly refer my ex-colleague whom I think is really talented. If I refer someone randomly I feel like I'm talking away a chance for someone who is applying directly on the website.
      Oct 30, 2019
    • Axtria
      🐨 koala

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      🐨 koala
      "blindly refer for the referral bonus" is an oxymoron. Referring someone doesn't yield a bonus, a successful hire yields a bonus. And someone who isn't qualified and skilled won't be hired (refer to my previous point about the rigorous hiring process). So the only people who make it through the rigorous process are the qualified ones. A referral only increases the chance of getting an interview call. It's tough to get interview calls even if you are qualified and skilled, simply because of the large pool of people applying for any job. Also, if you think you are taking a chance away from someone applying through the website, you are wrong. Because that person didn't have a chance anyway.

      If you understand data science, you would probably understand the causation-correlation debate. The concept of random referrals doesn't hinder someone applying on website. But the entire concept of random referrals originated in the first place because website applications were going into a black hole. This is exactly why I mentioned - if you are against random referrals, please work with HR to fix the hiring process, so people don't have to resort to random referrals. I have never had success in getting a call when applying on website, less than 5-10% success of a recruiter responding to my message on LinkedIn, and more than 80% success in case of a referral (these numbers are directional, not exact). I see no reason to not go via the referral route. The only thing that would stop me (and others like me) from seeking random referrals is if recruiters actually started paying attention to someone applying through website or pinging them on LinkedIn, although I understand why that may not be possible simply because of the large volume.

      Also, I have had both experiences - where someone wants to know me before they refer me and where someone refers me after a quick resume screen. I am referring to both these cases as "random referrals" because they haven't worked with me before.
      Oct 30, 2019
  • Oracle
    Odksmnefls

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    Odksmnefls
    OP
    Hi, anyone who works at lyft?
    Oct 31, 2019 0