The author should have just asked the friend of a friend for a warm intro instead of trying to go through the main gate.
Sucks, but that's the reality of hiring (and getting hired) in tech in general.
Sucks, but that's the reality of hiring (and getting hired) in tech in general.
So getting an internal reference and being highly qualified for something they need done isn’t enough. You need to also make it past the 20 years old gate keepers and their amateur hour hiring process.
OP still has a chance now, maybe not anthropic, even other competitors can come knocking.
If you’re in the inside, it doesn’t suck at all, it’s so much safer.
Hiring a new person, based on a few hours of interviews, and a resume half full of exaggerations and lies, is such a ridiculous gamble. Worst part is, if you realize they’re not a good fit, it’s sometimes incredibly hard to get rid of someone, more often not an option at all.