I want to apply for a position at company A. An ex coworker of mine works there. I wonder if it's better to apply through the ex coworker /employee referral or through a third party head hunter?

Asking because I feel employees might not have as strong of an incentive to get me into the company as a third party head hunter. I had a friend who referred me to a position before and it didn't pass. I know it really depends on the employee but wonder how you feel as a recruiter

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Why not do both? Many recruiters aren't super motivated to refer specific people, they just want to fill the job. And some companies don't really put much value in employee referrals. You might as well go both routes and see which one works.

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Good to know! Thank you!

In my experience (I’ve worked at 8 firms in 20 years through acquisitions) companies prefer the employee referral bonus as it’s a fraction of external recruiter fees.

When we have similar candidates we always consider the cost to hire.

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Good to know! Thank you for the info!

I always value employee referrals more. Both a recommendation from someone I know is 100% more meaningful to me. And I’d definitely prefer not pay the fee.

And once you give resume to the recruiter I’m pretty locked in to having to pay the fee even if it also comes through an internal recruiter. I hate that.

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That's good to know. Thank you for sharing the info!

Sometimes employees get paid for referrals

Unless the employee is going to do the extra work and reach out to the hiring manager/recruiter and make a warm introduction, go with the head hunter.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It's very helpful!

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