You Don’t Need a Referral to Get in the FAANG!

With recruiting season underway (~May), some of the things you are probably looking at to get is referrals! As a candidate looking for tech opportunities, we are told that having referrals increase our chances of landing a job, but is that entirely true? While I do agree that referrals are great to have, I also think it is worth discussing that referrals are not an “admit one” ticket to any opportunity.