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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

There’s tremendous value in referred employees in the form of greater job satisfaction, higher retention rates, quicker applicant-to-hire conversion – all metrics that ultimately reduce the cost of recruitment, especially when hiring for rapid growth. PRO TIP: Carry out behavioral interviews , in addition to the standard ones.

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