employee referral

Worker-suggested hire candidate

An employee referral is a job candidate recommended by someone who already works at the hiring company.

Many organizations formalize this through referral programs that reward employees whose recommendations lead to successful hires: She got the interview through an employee referral.

Referrals often move faster through hiring processes and tend to have higher retention rates than candidates from other sources.

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