Referrals, especially among large tech companies with thousands of employees handing them out, hold less and less weight these days. Everyone and their dog has referrals these days and if you so choose you can even buy them on https://rooftopslushie.com from people with positions that carry much more weight than a step intern. Source: over 2 years ago

4th-year CPEN (Computer Engineering) student, 84% average in last 2 years, 10 months of the internship experience, and yet nothing (got only 2-3 interviews and got rejected at HR rounds because they found another candidate). I am applying to almost 3 jobs/day and getting crickets. Got my resume reviewed by the coop office, senior SWEs at Faang companies, paid rooftopslushie.com to get it reviewed by HR, checked on... Source: over 3 years ago

I take info about candidates from various sources. Folks should checkout https://justfacts.votesmart.org/ to judge an individual by merit and history, as opposed to pure party affiliation. Source: about 1 year ago

The person who posted the League of Women Voters website beat me to it. There’s also Vote 411 and Vote Smart, Vote.org, and I Side With. All of these have a lot of good info for national, state, and local elections. Source: about 1 year ago

If you wish to find more about US public officials' funding sources, ratings on various issues, etc, here. It's not perfect, but still useful for learning who you'd prefer. Source: about 1 year ago

Also check out https://justfacts.votesmart.org/, which also gives their rating with different organizations (NRA, Pro-Choice, etc) and fastdemocracy.com if you're interested in a particular bill. Source: about 1 year ago

I still don't understand how the co author of the 1994 omnibus crime bill became VP and president. Imagine if people cared more about facts than sensational news. https://justfacts.votesmart.org/. Source: over 1 year ago