There are some candidates who think that when they have someone they know inside the company they are applying for a job at, it’ll be easier to bypass some of the red tapes and boost their chances all the way up and get hired almost automatically. Well, here is the a bad news.
First of, the person they know inside has a good reputation in the company and definitely do not wish to jeopardize his or her reputations for many reasons. One of the last thing that guy wants to do is to introduce or recommend someone they know or barely know to the superior or the HR of the company. Secondly, you must know that to get introduced or recommended, that candidate must be a super duper good and excellent in what he or she does. Result matters and attitude is perfect. That is it.
In other words, a recommendation subject will only arise in a very selective environment. Again, the reputation of the person who introduce or recommend a candidate will be at stake if that candidate really sucks after being hired. That is why everyone is trying their best to avoid the situation whereby they was asked to introduce someone for a job at the place they work.
If that candidate is able to get an internal introduction or recommendation, then it is a bonus. Not everybody has this kind of luxury. He or she may have some good words but to bypass some HR normal hiring processes is doubtful. So, at the end of the day, that candidate will still need to go through the normal processes, starting from submitting the updated resume, go through an initial interview, get shortlisted, and then another round of interview before being selected for hiring.
It doesn’t really matter whether you really know someone in that company or not, your chances would still be more or less the same. Keep the faith.
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