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You guys complain about nepotism,yet you guys also complain about this?
A referral does not mean said candidate does not need to fill out an application.
That has never worked like that for me anyway;I still needed to go through all the channels of applying anyway.
Many a times I have referred my friends for an opening at my work place. But recently since last few months, I have been contacted by many unknown people (some of them were students about to graduate this summer) on LinkedIn asking me to refer them at my workplace. I do feel like helping someone to find a job, but am not sure about referring an unknown person.
Would you refer an unknown person at work? Am not sure if I refer them and then company holds me liable if at all something happens with that candidate in future. Not sure how referral process works in the back.
No. References by their very nature are a statement that you know this person either professionally or personally and that you are vouching for them.
I would never vouch for someone that I didn't know.
Eh, I get tons of Linked In spam, and someone told me that LI hijacks email address books and spams everyone on your list.. I just ignore everything from LI. I'm not on it, would never be on it and a few people I've gotten stuff from, I'm pretty sure they aren't on it either....
I guess all companies are different, but frankly, if it's for a large organization or corporation...you're just a cog in a big wheel.
Your referrals would only be a PART of the whole hiring process. You are only helping them get a foot in the door for an interview. You will be no more responsible for hiring a bad fit, than the H.R. team, and whatever managers will be interviewing.
At the international company I work for...we give money to people who give us referrals...if that candidate gets hired. There are multiple hoops a candidate jumps through.
I'm not saying you should or shouldn't do it...but this isn't going to reflect your reputation that much, if at all.
Many a times I have referred my friends for an opening at my work place. But recently since last few months, I have been contacted by many unknown people (some of them were students about to graduate this summer) on LinkedIn asking me to refer them at my workplace. I do feel like helping someone to find a job, but am not sure about referring an unknown person.
Would you refer an unknown person at work? Am not sure if I refer them and then company holds me liable if at all something happens with that candidate in future. Not sure how referral process works in the back.
Just point them to the careers site of your company and ask them to apply. You dont have to refer them, but you are not driving them away either.
It is called networking. I don't have a problem with it. There is a way to do it though.
With some disciplines within my field it can mean extra cash for the person that referred them. Why would I say no to that?
Then again realize that the only people that they are paying the cash for are people that are licensed to do a specific task.
Referring someone and networking are not the same thing in my mind. Referring someone for a position is telling the boss or hiring committee, "hey, I know someone who would be a good fit for this job. You should interview him/her." Networking is saying "hey, there is a job open at my place of employment-- here's how you apply" and doesn't include you endorsing said person for the job.
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