Referring someone for a job - why does it suck and an idea how to make it work

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by andrzejkrzywda • 14 years ago

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greenyoda• 14 years ago

If you don't even know someone in your social network well enough to know whether they'd be qualified for a particular job, then you probably shouldn't be referring them to your employer, since you have no way of assessing how good they are at what they do. Passing someone's resume along to your employer is an implicit endorsement of that person, and if they end up being a waste of the company's time, your own credibility will suffer. Not to mention that when you later refer a really good person, they may get ignored due your past history of recommending unqualified candidates, and you'll miss out on referral bonuses.

pzaniewicz• 14 years ago

Thanks for meaningful insight, but I have to disagree. The concept itself is to lower the barrier of giving a reference so that employee can easily inform chosen friends whom may be interested. It is still so much better than not having resume - employer gets probably good lead. Moreover HR can ask referrer about that person and see if he have any more valuable informations

Referring someone for a job - why does it suck and an idea how to make it work

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