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You’d Better Ask Somebody: Why Employee Referrals (Still) Matter in Hiring.

Recruiting Daily

Employees know their teams and your business better than anyone, and, unlike, say, some stupid behavioral interviewing question ( “which type of car would you be and why?”), In fact, Glassdoor data shows that employee referrals not only increase the likelihood a candidate will get selected for an interview by 2.6-6.6%,

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The Startup Hiring Guide: Hiring for rapid growth from 5 to 50

Workable

PRO TIP: Carry out behavioral interviews , in addition to the standard ones. You can browse and filter data, collaborate with your team and do social recruiting too. Focus on the fundamentals: intelligence, personality, diligence. Always have a good store of questions. Look for things you can’t train.

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