Given there is an incentive to refer someone - both monetary and because saying no is socially harder than one thinks - why do you think companies care so much about referrals/ prioritize referred candidates? Happening to know someone at a company shouldnt really be a performance indicator right?

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If you put faith that your employees that they share the business values and are invested in its success, it's not illogical that they will refer candidates who would further that. The financial incentive is there to show their effort is appreciated and they see some benefits from bringing in good talent

Good hires are expensive and bad hires are costly. Similar, but different…

“Happening to know someone” isn’t a strong referral. I used to bother pointing that out when someone would spam the bowl, I don’t bother anymore. But “this stranger asked me to write them a referral” has basically zero value. “I talked to this person for 30 minutes and they don’t seem like a complete psycho” has a little value.

What we’re really looking for, though, is “I know this person well and can vouch for the quality of their work”. That’s a strong referral. That’s why we ask you to write a paragraph saying how you know someone when you refer them.

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