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FASTCOLLAB 7 WAYS TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE REFERRAL PROGRAM

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Employee referral is one of the effective ways of carrying recruitment process where current employees of an organisation are asked to refer people from their network to appear for a job interview in the company.

1. Ask employees to share on social networks: One cannot have a wellperforming referral program without having a strong social media effort.

Strong networking is generated because most of the connections and the relationships built among the professionals via social platforms. Ask employees to post about job openings on their social network.

2. Conduct networking events: When companies focus more on conducting frequent events to gather audience and promote their product/service; they can dedicate some time for networking sessions as well.

3. Always accept referrals: Never say no to a reference given by the employee, even when there are no current open positions in the company.

Recruiters must always be full with relevant profiles and also gives a notion to the employees that their words are valued.

• 4. Speak out loud: Recruiters or the management should not be shy about telling people on the floor that company accepts referrals too. Small gatherings, team meetings, events, celebrations wherever there is a gathering announce clearly to the employees about the possibilities of references.

• 5. Regular feedback: For a much effective referral program, a regular feedback about the referrals to the employees is a must.

• 6. Recognise and reward: To keep the motivation and enthusiasm of employees towards more and more referrals, it is always recommended to recognise their efforts and reward them.

• 7. Implement an online Referral Portal: Having an online referral portal being spread across the organisation is the best way to get instant references from employees, no matter at whatever location they are. It also helps keep a track of all the references coming in and who is referring them.

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