- Organizations often underestimate what it takes to build a successful employee referral program, suffering unintended consequences such as lack of diversity.
- Many employees find current employee referral programs to be cumbersome and unclear, leading to a poor employee experience and lack of participation.
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Critical Insight
Employee referral programs don't need to be complicated, but they do need to be planful. Design the program to encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion; align to your culture and brand; and provide a great employee and candidate experience.
Impact and Result
- Set program goals aligned to talent acquisition (TA) pain points and strategic talent goals to ensure you achieve the desired impact.
- Align program design to your culture, employer brand, diversity, equity & inclusion, and employee and candidate experience efforts.
- Market, collect feedback, and iterate your program like a product.