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How to involve your employees in your recruiting process?

One of the best methods to improve your candidate pool is to involve your employees in your recruiting process. Studies reveal that companies that do not involve their employees to assess potential candidates are under-utilizing one of their most important assets. Also, people who involve themselves in the recruiting process are more committed and they help the new employee succeed. So, it is essential that you encourage your employees to: Recommend the best candidates to your organization. Help you in reviewing the resumes and short listing potential candidates. Assist you in interviewing people to assess their potential fit within your organization.

Employee Referral Programs – Are they effective?

Many organizations recruit candidates through the employee referrals. The major advantage of this type of recruiting is, it is the least expensive method. As the existing employee is already aware of the Company’s culture, policies and recruitment process, the person may be referring to candidates who will fit-in to the Organization’s environment. This makes the hiring manager’s job easy to screen the right candidate. Providing referral incentives to your employees motivates them indirectly. Anyway there is also the flip side. As the employees may be referring to candidates from their known circle only, the chance of getting a quality candidate becomes less. If the employee is not aware of a person who will fit in to the job requirements, then the referral may not happen at all. A Research suggests that people hired through employee referrals tend to have longer tenure and higher job satisfaction. Yet, national surveys indicate that only 10 to 15 percent of positions ar