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Don Dodge offers to send anyone’s resume as a referral to the Microsoft HR. Want a job at Microsoft? I can help

The problem with it is, the hiring manager is going to ask Don if he knows you and get a negative answer. So, it in the end means, you might get a quicker or better shot at an interview call, but miss on a real referral benefit of a recommendation. However, since the company (Microsoft) will know it has to pay Don, it will affect your pay or signon bonus reducing or eliminating it. The same happens when you go through a third party recruiter.

It is nevertheless an option, a signon bonus or a better shot at an interview call.

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Update: I have changed my view on this topic, Don’s option is a good one and worth going for instead of directly applying through Microsoft website. Some openings are bound to have thousands of applications per month, a employee referral can take your resume close to the top giving it visibility. At the same time, Microsoft referral bonus is a pretty small amount($1k or so), so it would not matter in the salary equation.