Employee referral schemes: the IRS survey
The worsening economic climate challenges recruiters to use the most cost-effective ways of finding top-quality candidates - could employee referral schemes provide the answer? This IRS report surveys more than 100 employers to find out.
- Employee referral schemes: the IRS report Successful referral schemes can improve the quality of recruits, reduce the likelihood of early departures and the consequent costs of re-recruitment, and enhance the performance of new starters.
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