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Studies show that current employees can be the number one source
of candidate referrals. As a bonus, candidates referred by
employees often ramp up to full productivity faster than
candidates from other sources.
So how are you taking advantage of this? Do you have a formal
employee referral program in place? If not, you should look to
develop one. If you do have a program, look for ways to improve
it.
Consider your internal marketing. How are you letting employees
know about the kinds of candidates you want? How are you getting
them excited about making referrals? Do they know what's in it
for them?
Look at your incentive structure. How can you get people to
refer star performers from their previous workplace, in addition
to friends? Is it clear to employees when bonuses are awarded
and how much can be earned? Remember that a bonus paid for an
employee referral gives you double bang for your buck. At the
same time that you're getting a pre-qualified candidate, you're
also providing an incentive for the current employee to stick
around.
What does you employee referral program do for you? Take our
poll, and see how others have voted at www.head2head.ca.
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