Strangers asking for referrals on LinkedIn
More of a rant for funsies. It drives me nuts when strangers ask for referrals on LinkedIn. Like I appreciate you sending an intro and resume but Idk anything about your work ethics, personality, etc. Majority of the time these referrals are for different sites like wtf lol. Im middle of the latter so I doubt I have much influence in your application plus Im not putting my ass on line for a stranger (if we are in the same company). In the beginning I would kindly decline and wish them luck or if it’s genuine enough I connect them to someone else but now it happens so often I dont even open the messages.
In all seriousness, I do understand how hard the job market is and the desperation is real - I been there. I genuinely wish everyone luck in their search.
On a side note, it kinda feels like they cast out a mass of these messages to people working at their company of interest. Im curious if anyone actually had luck asking referrals from strangers?