Name: Ace Your Tech Interview As A Software Engineer [Part 14] - Referrals
Uploaded: 2024-03-08T22:29:31+00:00
Duration: 10 min 28 s
Description: Having a current employee put you into their hiring pipeline via a referral is one of the most powerful ways to level up

Ace Your Tech Interview As A Software Engineer [Part 14] - Referrals

Having a current employee put you into their hiring pipeline via a referral is one of the most powerful ways to level up your job search. However, referrals are often misunderstood by software engineers. This lesson teaches you:

- The 2 different types of referrals and which one is better (spoiler: engineers usually struggle getting the better one)
- The massive difference between *weak referrals* and *strong referrals*
- Why you are more special than you realize and how you can leverage that to get more strong referrals
- How to approach professional networking properly to cultivate huge amounts of strong referrals over time

To help you get strong referrals, check out our networking masterclass: [\[Masterclass\] How To Build Deep Relationships Quickly In Tech](https://www.jointaro.com/playlist/nvsMxZ9ZGIjlyaZbWqYS/)

Meet other kind, ambitious engineers with Taro Networking: <https://www.jointaro.com/networking/>

Having a current employee put you into their hiring pipeline via a referral is one of the most powerful ways to level up

There's more to working in tech than just shipping software. It's vital for your career to build deep professional relationships and make real friends at work, especially if you're looking to grow to senior levels.

Tech has one of the highest rates of job switching, making this skill incredibly high-leverage and vital to master. Understand what it takes to convince companies you are strongly competent.