Lesson series
Building Employee Referral Schemes that Work
Employee referral programmes are often seen as simple—employees recommend candidates, and hiring becomes faster and easier. But beneath that simplicity lies something far more powerful. Referral programmes shape how roles are interpreted, how candidates are assessed, and ultimately, who enters your organisation. When left to evolve on their own, they don’t just support hiring—they quietly influence it.
This course is designed to help you move beyond using referral programmes to actively designing them. By understanding how they function as systems, you’ll be able to make more deliberate decisions about how referrals are generated, evaluated, and optimised over time—ensuring they don’t just make hiring easier, but make it better.
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Graeme Paxton
Graeme is the Founder of Talent Advisory business, Caraffi. He helps TA leaders create strategies that get the noticed by their Boardrooms.
Emily Tatham
Emily develops products for a talent advisory business Caraffi - she helps TA Leaders create the stories they need to get investment for their future plans.
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