Optimize the Referral Program

Current employees hold the key to the right candidate.

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Without an effective referral program, organizations:

  • Fight the war for talent unprepared
  • Miss opportunities to reach the right candidates for the organization
  • Fail to leverage the potential of an optimized referral program

With an effective referral program, organizations:

  • Increase their talent pipeline and the quality of hire
  • Reduce time to fill and average cost of hire
  • Get the right fit, for the right role, for less time and money

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Workshops are a great way to accelerate your project. Our highly skilled facilitators take you through key phases of your project and ensure your team has the guidance needed to complete your project successfully.

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Module 1: Make the Case

The Purpose

  • Simply reviewing your current referral program is not enough. To determine if you are successful, perform benchmarking to ensure the program is operating effectively. 

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Making a go/no-go decision
  • Tracking program metrics
  • Benchmarking 

Activities: Outputs:
1.1 Track metrics
1.2 Record initial benchmarks
  • Decision as to whether your current program needs optimization

Module 2: Perform a Gap Analysis

The Purpose

  • Project goals need to be measurable, and should be articulated in a metrics-based way to ensure tracking of the right information. 

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Targeted pain points

Activities: Outputs:
2.1 Benchmark results
2.2 Determine program goals
  • Key pain points of your current referral program identified based on metrics benchmarking and program goals.

Module 3: Consider Optimization Projects

The Purpose

  • Keep referral program simple and as easy for the employee as possible, otherwise it will go unused.
  • Make sure referrals are time stamped to avoid arguments of who referred whom. 

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Optimization projects list

Activities: Outputs:
3.1 Results of gap analysis
  • List of potential projects

Module 4: Optimize Your Referral Program

The Purpose

  • To be successful, referral programs need constant communication, marketing, and tailoring to those employees that you want to refer candidates. 

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Project plan
  • Clear communication
  • Up-to-date referral policy

Activities: Outputs:
4.1 Prioritize list of projects
  • Project plan
4.2 Determine communication methods
  • Communication email
4.3 Update policy
  • Updated employee referral policy