How did you hear about us?
How did you hear about us is a source question. The employer is filling a list: their site, a board, a school, an employee, a sign. They want the true source because they use it to decide where to post. It is not a test of loyalty.
What the employer is checking
They are checking that a referral is real, and that you can name a channel without padding it. An invented employee is the failure that matters. Your careers page is a complete answer when that is how the posting was found.
How to answer honestly
Name the place you actually saw the job, or the person who actually told you, if that person knows you are naming them. If a service submitted the form for you, the source is still where the posting lived, unless someone at the company referred you and agreed to be named. Do not pick the option that sounds most impressive.
A short example
These are shapes, not answers from a real applicant. Use the stronger one only where every detail is true for you.
Good. I found the posting on your careers page. No one at the company referred me.
Bad. A senior leader told me to apply. I do not know their name, but I chose referral because it seemed better than a job board.
Pitfalls
- Selecting employee referral when you do not have a person.
- Naming someone who does not work there, or who does and asked not to be named.
- A compliment about the brand in place of the source.
How ApplyASAP answers it
ApplyASAP records the source you give it. It does not invent an employee referral, a campus event, or a recruiter's name to make the application look warmer.
ApplyASAP drafts answers from your real resume and never invents experience. It does not change your employers, dates, degrees, or titles, and it does not invent a number, a certification, or a person you managed.
Guides that support this answer
Resume tips and cover letters are where the longer proof for this answer lives. The roles below are close to that proof. Reading a posting, tailoring, and follow-up live in the job search guides.
Questions
- What if none of the options fit?
- Use the closest true one, and the write-in if there is one. Do not force a referral option because it sits first on the list.
- Should the answer name ApplyASAP?
- Name the place the posting was listed. A service that submitted the form is not a referring employee. Say who submitted it only if a question actually asks that.