Poor Practice  1 - No Feedback on Referral Hires Best Practice - Clear communication to Employees on their Referrals Employees need to be communicated about referral status - both good and bad. This helps build right expectations and also works as feedback around what HR wants from employees for referral jobs. Did you know - Naukri Referral tool sends automated ‘status update’ email to your employees once HR updates the status of any referral CVs. Read more here. Poor Practice 2  - Non-Transparent/Complex  Rewards System Best Practice - Streamline and ease Referral... Read More

Do know more than 65% Indian companies have an active employee referral program? And that half of these also provide referral incentives to employees. These numbers reflect a growing trend amongst companies to move a considerable hiring percentage to Referrals . And, the major reason  is the proven quality and credibility of referral hires in comparison to direct market hires. Top why referral hiring is preferred over other hiring mechanisms - Creates a Collaborative environment Hire like-minded people in teams using Referral hiring and promote teamwork! Studies have shown that if... Read More

A well planned and executed 'Employee Referral' program can create a wonderful hiring pipeline. Companies these days are engaging in innovative referral implementation to increase adoption. Are you one of  these ? Does your organization have an balanced referral program yet only few people participate in it ? Employee motivation may be a roadblock here! A common pitfall with recruitment teams is that they fail to motivate employees enough for referrals. Employees may not refer just because they believe it is part of their job responsibility. Employees refer for one or more reasons below... Read More

Make your Referral program Brand Ready   Customize your referral emails effortlessly Use one of our Pre-created Banners   [caption id="attachment_6201" align="aligncenter" width="300"] New Pre-created banner themes[/caption] Help Employees to Share jobs anywhere, anytime Use our Mobile ready mailer versions   [caption id="attachment_6203" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Add color to your referral emails[/caption]   White label the mailers and give a rich look and feel to them select one of our flat and crisp color layouts [caption id="attachment_6069"... Read More

Now that you are here, tell us the truth ! Automating your employee referral program has been on your wishlist for ages and you still haven’t been able to get it right. Correct ? Well, as a matter of fact, lot of recruiters are not able to. But it is changing. And, changing fast ! Lets understand this in a little more detail through some commonly asked questions: Why is automation important ?  Employee referral is a top priority item on your task list. But there isn’t enough time to setup, maintain and pursue it. There is so much required to be done - There is a lot of planning... Read More

  Is your Employee Referral program working for you ? Are you getting the right applications ? Lets go through the basic rules that your employee referral program should follow. Reach out to Employees Employees and their network are the backbone of any employee referral program. Make sure you are reaching out to them in the right earnest. Use a Referral Tool that allows employees to share openings to their friends and networks. Employees' friends can be a good source of relevant candidates if tapped properly. Also, Sending a simple mailer to employees may not be... Read More

Hiring is going Social. Are you in? More and more companies are opting to hire socially through their employees. It enables them to reach out to a much larger audience while empowering the employees to recommend their friends. Naukri Referral Tool allows you to invite Referrals from employees through their social networks. Read about The Amazing new Naukri Referral Tool ! Just having a Referral program in place and using Referral management tool will not guarantee good quality conversions. It will still require that your Referral hiring process follows some basic... Read More

  Employee Referrals are one of the best ways to recruit. Reasons are galore ! Read on find out more. Benefits of Hiring through an Employee Referral Program 1. Less Expensive Average Cost of hiring through Employee Referrals could range anywhere between 40 % - 60% cheaper than other channels of hiring 2. Quicker than other recruitment channels Closure time is the essence of recruitment in current era. There is a marked average reduction in time by 20% - 30% when hiring through Referrals 3. Quality Hires Although a tough parameter to measure, Quality hiring is an... Read More

As per research, Employee Referrals is going to become one of biggest channel of hiring in most companies. And why not so ! Employee Referrals has its own clear advantages. Read more on Why Employee Referrals are one of the best ways to hire ! Creating a Long Term Referral Program for your Organization Employee Referral is not just another way of hiring. It is in essence, a way of engaging with your employees and getting the maximum out of this symbiotic relationship. Better the engagement, better the results. Organizations with great resources tend to carry a huge combined... Read More

Employee referral is a cost-effective way of finding the right talent through your employees’ network. Recruiters share open vacancies to their employees who in turn refer their contacts for these positions. Candidates referred by current employees are more likely to be aware about the organization’s culture. Also, research suggests that an employer is 7 times more* likely to hire a candidate coming through an employee referral than if the candidate applies through a non-referral route *Source: Staffing.org, Sullivan associates, Career Xroads, Naukri Internal Research Salient... Read More