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What strikes me about this is how little weight recruiters put on referrals from current employees. I would have thought that being recommended by an internal e
by bambataa 9y ago
What strikes me about this is how little weight recruiters put on referrals from current employees. I would have thought that being recommended by an internal employee would get you an initial interview at the very least. Surely a trusted employee’s recommendation is more reliable than whatever random sift the recruiters have.
Does anyone with experience of recruitment have any stats on how successful referred applicants tend to be?
- drchickensalad 9y agoI've always known referrals to do exactly that; guarantee an interview.
- emodendroket 9y agoHasn't been my experience submitting them.
- demygale 9y agoI don't think recruiters keep metrics on anything. Once the candidate is hired, they consider their job done. Companies appear unwilling to measure recruiting and employee success, so the inefficient hiring processes continue.
- DarronWyke 9y agoDepends upon the type of recruiter. An external one will likely have a few follow-ups, because it's how they get paid. An internal one, however, won't bother unless the company is excessively on the huggy-feely side.
- k__ 9y agoDepends on many things. Is the employee that referred you valued at the company? Did the employee refer bad prospects in the past? How much do they need to fill the position? I saw a few problematic employees that always referred their friends who never got even a call.
- hinkley 9y agoIf you lean on referrals you tend to get diversity problems.