Originally Posted by
ERJF15
They may help, but aren't always the case. If ANYTHING is incorrect or you're missing something that was asked for, then you're out. Trust me when I say internal recs will not guarantee you an interview much less a job.
Again, they have 150 or so slots and over 500 apps!
Agreed about internal recommendations. They help, but they don't guarantee. The most common use of one works this way: A Recruiting employee receives a recommendation on an application. The employee goes through the pile of 500 applications, digs out the person named in the recommendation and guess where that file goes? Yep, right on top of the pile. Now, when the same person or another starts processing files for interview scheduling, where do you think they draw from? Yep, right off the top of the pile.
This is the reason why it's best to send in a recommendation a day or two after the interview and another a week later. It keeps the applicant's file near the top if the pile.