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Increasing candidate referrals

Increasing candidate referrals

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Increasing candidate referrals

- Imagine how much easier your job would be if over 40% of your candidates were the result of internal referrals. You can make this happen if you're willing to upgrade your employee referral program. To start, be sure to avoid common mistakes. One of my clients asked me to review why their employee referral program was not working. He was shocked when I told him that most of his employees didn't know about their employee referral program. Those that were aware of the program were confused by the referral fees and how to qualify for the annual bonus. Several employees complained that they didn't know who to contact to submit their referrals. Lastly, others complained their referrals were never contacted. These are the main reasons why most employee referral programs are not successful. So what are the five key elements of the most successful employee referral programs? First, the program is delegated to and managed by…

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