Employee referrals are not only cost effective but employees hired through referrals are 25% more productive than hires from other sources making them an effective recruiting tool for organizational growth and productivity. Check the top 10 tips by ZALP to improve your employee referral program and explore its true potential. Visit www.zalp.com to know more.

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10 Tips to Improve your
Employee Referral Program

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Employee referrals are not only cost effective but employeeshired
through referrals have been shown to be up to 25% more productive
than hires from other sources making them a tool for organizational
growth and productivity.
There are certain key characteristics that are needed to be present
for any employee referral program to provide true business value to
an organization.
INTRODUCTION

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Here are some of the key features accumulated
from industry thought to help you improve your
employee referral program :

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Keep the employee referral program simple so it is easy for employeesto
understand it & act on it. A cumbersome Employee Referral Program can
automatically impact participation.
Keep it Simple
Implement SLAs for program responsiveness.An employee referral program
that responds to employees within a defined time frame is the only one that
can motivate employees to participate and refer. Too many good referral
programs have fallen by the roadside as they have not failed to respond to
employee referrals within reasonable time lines.
Be Responsive

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Put in place an effective reward mechanism that seeks to recognize
employees for the effort put into the program as well. Rather than seeking
to reward only employees whose referrals are successfullyhired, put in
place a reward mechanism that rewards employees for their contributionas
well through small tokens of appreciation.
Reward Management
Prioritize positions and jobs to only invite referrals for openings which are
likely to get referrals from employees.• Selectively send job openings to
employees most closely associated with the job or position to ensure high
quality relevant employee referrals.
Prioritize Jobs

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Use technologyto automate repetitive tasks like sending out a mail inviting
referrals for current open positions every week, sending reminders for
follow up action etc. to ensure the process can run on its own.
Use Technology
Integrate social media capabilities into your referral platform. Employee
referral programs thrive on capitalizing on these social connectionsof
employees to gain access to high quality talent which can be hired now or in
the future. Ensuring your employee referral tool incorporates features to
enable employeesto share open positions across their social networks can
increase the effectiveness of a referral program manifold.
Be Responsive

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An estimated 30 million of the workforce works remotely making it imperative
for organizations to either design a mobile referral portal or incorporate
features into the existing employee referral platform that allows employees to
refer candidates through their mobile devices so that all employees irrespective
of their physical place of work can participate in the program.
Go Mobile
Introduce elements of gamification into the referral program to generate a
sense of healthy competitivenessamong employeesby driving up
involvementand excitement levels among employees.
Gamify the program

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The features recommended
above are all time tested
features that have helped drive
and sustain some of the best
employee referral programs.
Keep these above tips in mind
while designing your program
and you are sure to have a
winner in your hands.

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