Hey everybody! I'm looking for some advice here. I'm a junior product designer in Canada looking to apply to IBM, and have 2 referrals. One is from a full time employee in a different field (engineer) and the other is from an intern in the design field. unfortunately I can only use one referral link- which one would carry more weight? Would appreciate any advice, thanks in advance!
Referral from intern in field vs. full time in different fielf
Referral from intern in field vs. full time in different fielf
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teresaman·Sep 13, 2021teresaman·Sep 13, 2021My guess would be full time engineer, given there is more of a relationship developed there between engineer and the company, they likely would have a deeper understand of how the company works and have more clarity in determining if you're a great fit. Also, I would assume engineers collaborate with design as well, so the "difference" in field is actually quite little!
stsangg·Sep 13, 2021stsangg·Sep 13, 2021Thanks for the insight @teresaman, that’s a great perspective I didn’t consider! Even if I don’t use the design intern’s referral link, I’d still like to somehow leverage the referral opportunity that they’re providing. Do you have any advice on how I could go about doing that?
teresaman·Sep 16, 2021teresaman·Sep 16, 2021I would mention that you have another referral either in the cover letter, resume, or application itself! Definitely a good idea to overcommunicate :)
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