By: Sherene Bonelli

Higher candidate quality

Data shows that referral candidates can be five times more likely to get hired than other candidates.

Quality of hire

New hires from employee referral routinely produce the highest on-the-job performance of any recruiting source. In addition, referral new-hires have significantly higher retention rates than hires from other sources

Less wasted management time

Because employee referral generate fewer weak applicants, managers have to spend less time interviewing weak candidates and sorting through less-than-optimal resumes.

Quality referrals produce a high percentage of candidates that fit the culture.

Candidates are a better fit