How do referrals work in pharma? I may be missing something - but does HR actually reach out to the referees ? Is someone from here would refer you, what kind of info do they need? Thank you for explaining in advance!

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At merck, you just need persons email address. Honestly I think they’re bs- I’ve referred before and nothing. The real deal is an internal email to the hiring mamanger- that got me an interview

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I referred a candidate I knew from previous job so even if the HM or HR asked me questions, I wasn’t worried. But neither of them asked me anything. The candidate will need your email on their application so if they get hired, you’ll get the referral bonus.

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Thank you for the explanation! The referral bonus is new to me.

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