To reiterate part of the above comment, we think that this is really life-changing insight and advice. It's definitely free to ask people for help on LinkedIn or go through your network but think of how inefficient and random that is.
If I don't happen to be a 2nd degree connection of someone at the company and group I dream of working in, and they don't answer my cold email - then what do I do?
Further - if you have interviews coming up, people with friends on the inside have a HUGE advantage in how to prepare. We think that should be accessible, and it's a paid service because as much as I'd like, most people won't do this for free unless it's for a friend or family member.
I was one of those people who'd spend hours helping for free, but I could only help people who wanted to work in my specific team. When time came to refer them to someone else, it was really hard to get busy people to agree to do this.
If I don't happen to be a 2nd degree connection of someone at the company and group I dream of working in, and they don't answer my cold email - then what do I do?
Further - if you have interviews coming up, people with friends on the inside have a HUGE advantage in how to prepare. We think that should be accessible, and it's a paid service because as much as I'd like, most people won't do this for free unless it's for a friend or family member.
I was one of those people who'd spend hours helping for free, but I could only help people who wanted to work in my specific team. When time came to refer them to someone else, it was really hard to get busy people to agree to do this.