Dr John Sullivan Talent Management Thought Leadership

What’s the best recruiting tool? Web pages, relationship recruiting? It may come as a surprise to many that the tool which brings in the highest quality of candidate for the buck is an employee referral program. The very best firms get more than 50% of their hires from employee referrals. Many firms have employee referral programs, but most are poorly designed, haven’t been updated in years, and provide no proof of any real business impact. In this piece I will show you the advantages of a comprehensive referral system. The secret to a great referral program is to make sure that it’s not an “Human Resources program.” Read More »