job referrals
Professional hiring connections
Job referrals are recommendations from people inside a company who vouch for candidates seeking employment there.
Many positions are filled through referrals rather than open applications—the referred candidate gets past initial screening because someone has staked their reputation on the introduction.
She got the interview through a job referral from her former colleague.
Companies often pay referral bonuses to employees whose recommendations lead to hires.
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- good wordFavorable mention or endorsement
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- connectionA joining or relation
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
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- job servicesjob placement, staffing agencies, recruiters, headhunters, temp agencies
- career servicescareer coaching, career counseling, mentoring, career centers, job coaching
- employment servicestemp agency, staffing firm, job placement, job listings, recruiter
- job assistancejob search, job placement, job boards, job fairs, job listings
- elite networksold boys network, old boys club, inner circle, inner circles, cronyism
- staffingstaffing, turnover rates, hiring, staffing firm, staffing agency
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