For many companies, employee referral hires prove to be top quality hires. Research shows that referral hires assimilate more quickly, have greater engagement, and stay at the company longer than non-referral hires.
You know you need to have a strategy and plan to promote your talent/employment brand. You know that some of these activities are free and other cost money.
Many corporate talent acquisition leaders strive to move their company into the top tier of innovative recruitment practices.
In order to build your employment brand with the current generation, you have an internship program. You bring college students into your company for several weeks in the summer to give them exposure to your workplace.
When did it become a bad idea to consider active candidates for your open positions?