The war for talent rages on. A 2015 ICIMS study found that 86 percent of the 107 HR professionals surveyed expect hiring to increase or stay the same. However, employers are looking for less ...

According to recent studies, referrals are the number one source of employee retention and hire quality after one year. These are more than just temporary employees, too. These are quality candidates ...

The idea for Zao came when founder and CEO Ziv Eliraz was tasked at his previous company with opening a US office for an expanding international technology company. He needed to quickly build a US ...

Bowdoin College recognizes that employee referrals are an effective way to hire top talent. The Employee Referral Bonus Program rewards employees when their referral leads to a successful hire; the ...

When executed well, employee referral programs leverage the social media and other contacts of an organization's workers to connect with high-caliber passive prospects. In most cases, however, the ...

Employee referrals are an inexpensive way to find new hires, but they are often poorly executed according to employee turnover expert Dick Finnegan. He is right, with good advice on incentives, but ...

Want to hire better workers who stick around longer? Look no further than your trusted external network! Employees who are hired from referrals are usually of higher quality. Plus, nabbing that ...

Flashing a polished resume, a sharp cover letter and a LinkedIn profile doesn’t guarantee a foot in the door. Making the shortlist – let alone the final cut – is not just a matter of sterling ...

To attract top talent, companies continuously explore different avenues—job boards, job postings, social media campaigns, and recruitment agencies. However, the employee referral program is one of the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many executives and HR professionals have mixed feelings about referral bonuses, i.e. rewarding employees who refer a candidate for an ...

AIRS in partnership with Dr. John Sullivan and Associates ñ a strategic HR advisory service firm based on the thought leadership of author, speaker, educator and advisor Dr. John Sullivan - today ...