India, Jan. 30 -- A Google techie's advice to job aspirants reaching out to her on LinkedIn to get referrals has ignited a debate after she laid out specific rules for such requests. In a post on X, the software engineer revealed that she received "proper" messages from two candidates and gave them a referral immediately because they asked her in a "correct" manner.

"Received proper referral messages from 2 candidates on LinkedIn. Gave them a referral immediately. All you need to do is ask correctly," she said in a post.

The software engineer even made a video on how to seek referrals on LinkedIn. "Here's a summary of what you should include in the message: Job ID and resume, coding profiles, CGPA, projects and work experience," she sai...