Comments on: Think Of The “5 Best People You Know” Referrals: Give Me 5, A No-Cost Name Generating Tool http://www.ere.net/2001/01/22/think-of-the-5-best-people-you-know-referrals-give-me-5-a-no-cost-name-generating-tool/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Build an ‘Executive Referral Program’ to Supplement Your Executive Recruiting : ERE.net http://www.ere.net/2001/01/22/think-of-the-5-best-people-you-know-referrals-give-me-5-a-no-cost-name-generating-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-13992 Build an ‘Executive Referral Program’ to Supplement Your Executive Recruiting : ERE.net Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:24 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2001/01/22/think-of-the-5-best-people-you-know-referrals-give-me-5-a-no-cost-name-generating-tool/#comment-13992 [...] specific subprograms: proactively approaching your top performers working in key jobs, known as a “give me 5” program; and getting referrals from senior managers and executives through a high-touch “executive [...] [...] specific subprograms: proactively approaching your top performers working in key jobs, known as a “give me 5” program; and getting referrals from senior managers and executives through a high-touch “executive [...]

]]> By: Christopher Westcott http://www.ere.net/2001/01/22/think-of-the-5-best-people-you-know-referrals-give-me-5-a-no-cost-name-generating-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Christopher Westcott Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2001/01/22/think-of-the-5-best-people-you-know-referrals-give-me-5-a-no-cost-name-generating-tool/#comment-15 At my current employer, we have incorporated this idea and have found that (initially), everyone "chokes". I think it might be fear of having a recruiter call into a former employer (Big 5 accountants are a little uptight) but once we get the names - and we settle for 2 or 3 - it is invaluable. And the value doesn't stop with candidate sourcing.... I obtain a great deal of competitive intelligence that has real value to our sales and marketing staff. <BR><BR>You can read the original article at: <BR>http://www.erexchange.com/a/d.asp?cid=C3D674A4F05511D482F400105A12D660 <BR><BR>Post your own Article Review<BR>http://www.erexchange.com/p/g.asp?d=M&cid=C3D674A4F05511D482F400105A12D660 <BR> At my current employer, we have incorporated this idea and have found that (initially), everyone “chokes”. I think it might be fear of having a recruiter call into a former employer (Big 5 accountants are a little uptight) but once we get the names – and we settle for 2 or 3 – it is invaluable.

And the value doesn’t stop with candidate sourcing…. I obtain a great deal of competitive intelligence that has real value to our sales and marketing staff.

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