I resisted getting one out of principle till I realised this. Landed a job at FANG ~7 years ago after doing so and that $30 subscription has probably paid for itself 20,000x over at this point.

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andai 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What is the principle?

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rfgplk 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why would the subscription matter if you're not even getting interviews? The only relevant metric is your personal network, everything else is done.

	▲	Aurornis 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Even referrals have to go through the interview process at every company I’ve ever worked for. A lot of referrals would not make it past interviews because they thought they were going to be handed the job without question and came unprepared.
	▲	dayvid 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I currently work at a FAANG and applied through the normal site. I didn't apply for years until I attended a Google event and a recruiter just told me to apply on the website.