When one makes employee referrals at Google, they have the choice as to whether to allow the recruiter to reveal their or to keep it confidential. Often during

When one makes employee referrals at Google, they have the choice as to whether to allow the recruiter to reveal their or to keep it confidential. Often during larger recruiting drives people copy their linked-in contacts, facebook contaccts, or sometimes even their entire graduating class. Often these are blind referrals in order to win the iPod or whatnot, and they don't want the recruiter to reveal the referral name.