Top 5 Employee Referral Best Practices

Referred employees have higher retention

rates and increase employee engagement in

their company.

Generating a successful referral program

takes a lot more than a few campaign

mailers and promotion.

A good referral program starts with creating a work culture that has a positive employer brand with optimum referral results

1. Prioritize Jobs The best programs do not cover all jobs and instead

prioritize high-impact and hard-to-fill jobs.

Don’t waste employee time and burden your program’s

administration with “junk referrals” and referrals for jobs

that can be adequately filled through normal sources .

Referral programs that focus their resources on attracting

top talent, game-changers, and innovators produce the

highest ROI.

2. Link Social Media to your ERP Social networks are free, practically everyone uses them

already, and a good means to showcase your brand.

Employees spend an ample amount of time building

relationships on these networks and it is very essential to

convert these into referrals.

A strong social media strategy is needed which will only

survive with sustained and proactive efforts.

3. Brand your referral program A name gives your program exclusive identity and is a

significant step in branding it. We would suggest taking this

to the next level by creating a logo.

Give the employee referral program a good catchy name

with a tagline and a logo

This instant recognition is an essential part of getting

employees into the “referral” mindset.

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4. 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.

Provide more touch points to your employees to inturn get

in touch with prospective candidates

If your employees are working hard to give solid referrals,

those referrals should be processed in a timely manner

since it speaks volumes to employees about how serious

you are about the program.

Make the referral process easy

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

away. Try to focus on what would appeal to your employees

You’d be amazed how something as simple as movie tickets or a

$10 gift card can boost a referral program.

Don’t forget, many referrals are made because your employees

are anxious to help a friend get a job.

Have an efficient reward policy

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

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