Employee Referrals 5-Pointer Roadmap for 2014

If you’re frustrated with the mostly mediocre results produced by

your current corporate employee referral program, it is important to

realize that with only a handful of action steps you can dramatically

improve both the quality and the volume of referrals.

It’s that time of the year, where budgeting and strategic road mapping for the next year takes place. Let’s look at 5 action steps to consider as you build your employee referral recruiting strategy for 2014 .

Can you believe it? It’s that time of year, where budget planning and

strategic road mapping for next year takes place.

This is my favorite time of the year, even though it means longer hours and more meetings, but I really enjoy the

discussion of helping companies plan and shape their recruiting strategy for years to come.

Keep it Simple!

A good Employee Referral Program is clear

and precise about the rules

(who is eligible, who isn’t, the terms of the

program, bonus payouts for different

positions, minimum qualifications needed for a

referral to be considered “qualified,”etc.)

Remember that simplicity and clarity encourage more qualified referrals

Set expectations

An Employee Referral Program is a company

based initiative and not an HR project and hence

expectations from the program should be

communicated to the employees.

The organization should make sure that the

employees understand the benefits, track the

result of referred candidates, reward successful

referrals and discourage referrals spams.

The employees need to realize that these referral programs not only help hire good talent but will help play a key role in building a great team

Use Social Media

Social recruiting is an efficient and cost-

effective way to find qualified candidates

and thus boost your employee referral

program results.

Social networks are free, practically everyone

uses them already, and they’re a good means

to showcase your brand.

Employees can now take open jobs in front of a large pool of qualified candidates using social media integrated tools available today

Referral Program-specific emails can be sent to

employees or creating a landing page/microsite

where they can learn more about ERP can help.

An automated referral portal which will

handle the entire process from posting jobs for

recruiters to making referrals for employees

can drastically help increase output.

Educate your employees on “Best Practices” to find and identify top talent

Make it easy for them

If your employees are working hard to give solid referrals, those referrals should be processed in

a timely manner. It is important to acknowledge every referral received and is more important to keep the

employees’ updated on the status of their referrals.

Reward your ERP’s early participants and champions right away.

A successful referral program depends on how proactive you are. It also means thanking your employees and appreciating their contribution.

Respond and Appreciate

With these simple steps you are sure to see improved results in your referral

program. And if you need a tool that will help you seamlessly achieve all of this,

ZALP is just a click away

You may also opt for a free consultation on improving your referral program results. Our employee referral specialists would be glad to help.

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