Employee	
  
Referrals	
  
Making	
  the	
  Most	
  (Referrals)
of	
  Your	
  Program
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William	
  Chin
Director,	
  APAC	
  Staffing
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A recruitment channel to
identify potential
candidates by leveraging
on existing employee’s
professional and personal
network
A recruitment channel
to source potential
candidates from
existing employees’
professional and
personal network
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The
ORIGINAL
Recruitment Social Network
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Have a formal
employee referral
program
www.careerbuilder.com
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Career Builder: Referral Madness eBook
69%
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Career Builder: Referral Madness eBook
Rate employee referrals
as the best ROI against
other sourcing channels
82%
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External hires are
generated through
employee referrals
“SHRM 2001 Employee Referral Program Survey.”
Sullivan, Dr. John; “Advanced Employee Referral Programs—Best Practices You Need to Copy”
25-33%
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www.careerbuilder.com
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Rate employee referrals
generate the best
quality of hires
Career Builder: Referral Madness eBook
88%
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OpEx
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Expectation	
  of	
  
Staffing	
  to	
  Deliver
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Time to Fill Cost per Hire
Sourcing
Channels
Diversity Hiring
Experienced
Hires to Target
New Grad Hires
to Target
First-Year
Turnover
Quality of Hire
Interviews to
Offer
Offer Accept/
Reject Rate
Customer
Satisfaction
More...
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Recruitment	
  KPI
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Advertising + Agency Fees +
Employee Referrals Fees +
Travel Cost of Applicants and
Staff + Relocation Costs +
Recruiter Pay and Benefits
Number of Hires
Cost Per Hire
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Cost Per Hire
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Poor-Quality Candidates
Long Fill-Time
High Recruitment Costs
Better
Faster
Cheaper
Hiring	
  
Effectiveness
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Case	
  Study
•Weekly Newsletter
•Raffle Prizes
•Lunch with Leaders
•
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•Recruiter
Networking w/
Employees
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Employee Referral Culture
No Bonus
Payments
BU Leaders
Involvement
High ImpactProactive
Recruiters
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Budget
Not	
  a	
  Lot
Cost Effective - High Impact
Referral Budget
$35,000 USD
For the Region
Agency Spend
$550,000 USD
For a single country
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Referral	
  Results
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Above average
referral rates
(without referral bonus)
Agency utilization
below market
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Final	
  Word
Remember	
  This?
1
Don’t	
  
Measure	
  the	
  
Recruiter
2
Measure	
  the	
  System
•If	
  all	
  your	
  other	
  
recruiting	
  channels	
  
remain	
  the	
  same
•Drive	
  up	
  your	
  referral	
  
rates
•Your	
  agency	
  spend	
  
will	
  go	
  down
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What are you
waiting for?...
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Additional	
  Resources
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Connecting With Me
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William	
  Chin
Director,	
  APAC	
  Staffing
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Employee Referral - Innovative Approaches without Referral Bonus