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What if I want to withdraw the referrals, after learning they took offers elsewhere?

I got offer from my company which I will work in post graduation. On the basis of this, several of my peers asked to be referred to my recruiter. I obliged and send an email to the recruiter with 4 ...
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Should I rescind a referral to a Recruiter in the light of subsequent behaviour?

I am in a dilemma and hope I can get some advice from you. I worked with a recruiter and got an Offer. On the basis of this, several of my peers asked to be referred to that recruiter. I obliged and ...
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Is it a good idea to refer a good friend who is looking for cofounders for his project to another good friend of mine if I care about our friendship? [closed]

A friend of mine has started a startup where he wants to develop a very technical product that requires quite a bit of expertise in cloud solutions. He asked me if I knew anyone who might be ...
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How to respond to an unknown candidate asking for a referral?

I'm part of a graduate program at a large multinational company (I joined about a year ago) and I had recently shared on LinkedIn about an opening for the same program for this year, stating that I am ...
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Is it ok to openly admit that you brought a friend of yours to the company?

If I were to admit that, some people might think that it is unfair because he didn't really find the job on his own merit. On the other hand, not admitting it might look like if I were hiding ...
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Referring a former colleague [closed]

I was recently approached by a person from my past job asking me if I can refer her for a position in my current company. I did referred and She was able to get a job. After interview she did not even ...
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I recommend someone for a job and they are now working with me. He seems to have drug problems. Should I do anything?

Where I work my manager was looking to fill an open position quickly. He is in a different state so there is a high degree of independence. He asked if I knew anyone for the job and I looked around. I ...
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Is it a bad idea for family members to give each other referrals?

My mom works at a company that I am applying to and I'm going to be applying there soon. Would it be a bad idea for her to give me a referral? I understand it comes off as being biased, which is why I'...
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Are Referral bonus expected to be handed over or split with with the referree?

Summary: I referred an ex-colleague and received referral bonus. Colleague went through interviewing and negotiation process for a different job posting, after my initial referral, which I did not ...
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Candidates for your boss?

Aside from the generic risks of providing a referral, are there any specific risks to helping your employer find your new boss? My boss (2 levels up) is trying to fill a senior role(my manager or ...
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How to handle when two coworkers compete for an external job?

I recently switched to a very well-known successful company, and now my current team has 1 open Software Dev role. I sent the description to two of my former coworkers (who are both still at my ...
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Is it appropriate for a manager to apportion the recruitment to everyone in a team? [closed]

My boss told us in a weekly meeting that he will expand hiring but felt very hard to find good employees. And he said he preferred internal referrals since the employees we referred performed very ...
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Referring someone to the company I work for: should I show them the reference letter before sending?

About six months ago I started work at a new company. Recently they asked me if I could refer anybody, and there is someone I know who I believe would be a good fit. I talked to this person, and they ...
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Does the whole job hunting game depend mostly on the internal referrals?

I've been studying a lot of materials on how to tailor the CV and cover letter and having a high hope by sending applications to every relevant position I find advertised here and there. However, I've ...
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What is the courteous amount of time I should wait before I refer someone to my new company?

Background I (thankfully) recently accepted a very good offer at a new company. One of my colleagues from college has been looking for a new job as well for a very long time and is currently at a ...
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Is it frowned upon to involve a colleague in a side project?

I am a part time employee at a company based in California. I have a client I work for in my spare time, to make a bit more money. The client is in a completely different field of my employer. My ...
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My spouse is applying to a job at the company I work at, how should I answer questions about him?

My spouse applied to a position at the company I work at, albeit in a completely different department. I anticipate since I was listed as a referral that I might be asked about him, but we have ...
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How to professionally oppose a potential hire that management asked for an opinion on based on prior work experience?

I used to work with this developer who now wants to join my company and applied online, listing me as the referral (I did not refer her). The VP of Services noticed that we worked in the same ...
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Giving names of past colleagues to current employer looking for new hires

My current employer at company A is looking for experienced people in their field. They asked me if I knew anyone who could be a good fit that I could refer them. A few years before working at company ...
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Can I mention tech stack in Employment Reference Letter for "Software engineer"?

Can I mention tech stack in the "Roles and Responsibilities" part of the reference letter ?. "Employment Reference Letter" is required for Visa/PR/New Job. And Letter looks something like this ...
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How to forward a friend's wife's profile to HR but not to refer her?

One of my friends recently called me up asking to refer his wife for a open position in the organization where I work. Being in a small office, I am really careful about whom do I refer. The reason I ...
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A friend from college asked me to refer him to a software job at my company and I don't feel comfortable doing it

I am currently an employee in the client services department of an extremely selective financial institution. I graduated college recently and just started my full-time role a month ago. Today, a ...
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Should I approach my ex-manager in person to acquire an employer's referral?

I need an employer's referral which includes the positions I held and my employment history. I have contacted this old employer of mine via their official website, no response. I have contacted the ...
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Referral issues on a job application

I am currently in process of applying for a job position. To have a better chance at the application, i requested a few employees from within the company, if any one would help me apply via a referral....
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Best Way to Ask for my Referral Bonus

I'm working for a company that has an Employee Referral Bonus. Four months ago I referred a colleague and he was hired on. I'm looking for the best way to ask for the referral bonus stated in the ...
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Friend wants my recommendation but I don't want to give it to him

I met my friend in my first year of college (Computer Science), so I can tell that I know how well he works and how knowledgeable he is. He's a good friend, we chat occasionally, meet up to have ...
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Is it appropriate to give an unsolicited negative referral?

I recently discovered that an acquaintance of mine (Bob) might be applying for a position in the same group that I'm in. While I am on good terms with Bob, he is not very personable and I do not want ...
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Reminding someone to send me their resume?

My company is looking to hire and I told a former classmate (I'll call him Jake) about it since I feel he is qualified. He sounded interested in the position (it would be in a different department ...
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Hiring Referral of incompetent employee

I'm heading a data team and we are hiring embedded analysts. As a last step, the analysts get interviewed by the head of the team they would be helping. The head of one of the teams is incompetent at ...
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Professional Etiquette for asking if a connection is interested in a job?

A few months ago, I had a few questions about possible career paths within my industry. One of my acquaintances put me in touch with one of his connections (I'll call him Joe), who is an expert in the ...
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Is it appropriate to pay for someone’s dinner over a job referral?

So my friend referred me for a position in her company. She does not participate in interviewing or any decision making. I wonder is it legal/appropriate to pay for a meal for her? Does it matter ...
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While on a temp-to-perm assignment, how can I effectively ask for time off in order to interview for full-time positions? [duplicate]

I've been working while on a temp-to-perm contract, and recently a couple friends have helped to directly refer me to their companies - the recruiters of both companies promptly scheduled me for ...
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Recommending previous coworkers while new

I recently started a new software job in the US (less than a month ago) and want to know when and what is appropriate for recommending previous coworkers. My last company experienced a cultural shift ...
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Referring a friend to a company where I don't work

I recently interviewed with Software Company X, declined their job offer, and left the process on good terms. They were not quite the right fit for me at this point in my career, but I could ...
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Recommending someone to my company during the notice period

I'm currently serving my notice period in a company I've been working at for a few years now, and there's a few more weeks to go. My company is a large corporation with offices all around the world. ...
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How to pass a business opportunity to a company and ask for money

I had an interview for a company that does UX analytics for some major global brands. It went OK technically - I think I could do the job (3rd line/tech support for their JavaScript library) - but ...
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Best course of action towards someone who referred me to company, who has mistreated me?

I've been referred to a company by an acquaintance. I've passed all the interview stages, but in the meantime, the person referring me has treated me very badly, and done some things I'd rather not ...
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OK to recommend friend at current internship? [closed]

So I just got accepted into the same internship I participated in last year (have good standing), and a close friend has asked for me to recommend them to this one as well. The internship is business ...
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Should I ask for a referral from new LinkedIn connections?

I recently moved to a new city and have connected with multiple people there through LinkedIn (I sent them a note telling them that I just moved there and would like to expand my professional network)....
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How to give a bad reference for a co-worker?

I'm in an interesting situation at work. I work with "Joe". Joe and I are both programmers, having both been professionally programming for about 20 years. Joe does some of the worst work I've seen ...
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How early can one refer a friend/family to a job after starting a job at that company?

I have recently joined a large company and my brother is asking me to refer him to one of the jobs that are listed. However, it is barely 2 weeks since I joined and also the job posting requires 3-7 ...
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How to follow up with a recruiter that offered a referral?

One week ago, myself and 49 other undergraduate students from around the country competed in a competition at the offices of one of the largest companies in the United States. This competition was ...
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Can I rescind a referral that was already given?

I referred a candidate to a company I currently work for. The candidate is technically competent, but I've recently come across some issues with their character, such as a negative attitude, verbal ...
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Should I tell friend about bad manager for potential position within company

I recently referred a friend and school mate to a job within my department at work. At the time I thought she would be a great fit, and I still do. Our office has this matrix management style where ...
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How to decline giving a job referral in my company to someone I don't want to work with?

I know someone who performed poorly as an e-board member in our university club. I keep receiving his emails and messages (on LinkedIn, Whatsapp and Facebook) requesting for referral to a job in my ...
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Should I write a referral cover letter?

I recently applied for a job at a public organization(which functions like a government) externally, and today one of my references who is internal to the organization highly recommended me to the ...
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What should my email say when I'm referring someone? [duplicate]

What is the correct way to phrase the email when I refer a friend to my organization/to my other friends for a job? Some people suggested looping in the person who is referred in the CC field in the ...
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Am I expected to share my referral bonus? [closed]

Some time ago I recommended my friend to company. I sent his CV to the Human Resources department. After couple of interviews he was accepted. Now I'm about to receive bonus, let's say 1000$, for that ...
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