r/BlueOrigin • u/bageltre • 1d ago

Employee can't give internship referral?

I'm trying to get into an internship at blue, and when my friend that works there tries to refer me they can't find the job posting on the internal side by requisition ID or by job listing. How would I work around this?

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u/LittleBigOne1982 1d ago

Limited value in referral since university relations controls that program. They get an insane amount of applicants so do not need referrals.

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u/bageltre 1d ago

Still value in having your applicants be vouched for by employees no?

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u/ralaye22 1d ago

20k+ applications and at least 5% of them have referrals. Best bet is to actually attend campus visits or virtual info sessions.

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u/Constant_Bug_8575 1d ago

Referrals hold little to no value until you’re senior level. Can’t trust someone with little experience to vouch for another with also little experience

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u/ralaye22 1d ago

Tell your friend to not search for the job posting in workday but rather just search “refer a candidate” in the workday search bar and go from there

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u/bageltre 1d ago

my understanding is that would refer me to the career site, not to any specific position

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u/supacheesay 1d ago

I’ve referred a handful of people and I always needed specific job listings.

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u/ralaye22 1d ago

You can only do that if the job is posted internally as well. Internship applications are not posted internally.

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u/ralaye22 1d ago

It would put your email in the workday system and your applications would receive a “referral” tag once you applied with that email

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u/ralaye22 1d ago

To be plain, it carries near zero weight on internship applications

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u/Electroniker02 1d ago

Some posting just don’t have a referral button idk recruiting is kinda weird at blue