Sweetest Job Referral Ever
In my last year of university, a friend’s boyfriend whom I’d only met once decided to refer me for a vacancy at his job, even though I had no relevant experience and hardly any relevant professional knowledge.
But he’s just a very sweet nice guy and somehow genuinely thought I’d qualify, and I didn’t want to disappoint him by rejecting the idea completely. So, I sent over the (near-empty) CV.
Got a call the next day inviting me for an interview (had to check twice whether it was a scam). Figured it’d be very painful when they realised how unqualified I am, but interview experience is valuable, so I went.
I told them I had no idea what that particular position was about, so we just chatted about maths and stuff and said our goodbyes.
Got a call the next day asking whether I could start next month. Figured it would end at the trial period but who am I to decline?
That was almost 9 years ago, I’m a senior analyst at that same company and love my job.