Why is it that higher ups in companies submit the worst referrals? I've been dealing with this a lot and I don't get it. They pass a resume along of someone who is grossly unqualified, then people feel pressured to hire them because of who it came from.

I know this may be controversial but I'm honestly not a huge fan of many referrals because the expectation is that recruiting isn't allowed to say no. Is there a nice way to say "hey your person has no transferrable skills"?

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They probably don’t actually think they are a fit. They are likely doing a friend a favor to get an interview. No one wants to say no to giving a referral - they look like the nice person making the referral. You gotta play the bad guy saying we have nothing for you at the moment.

Still wise to do a thorough screen with some white glove service but if they aren’t a fit maybe offer resume advice or something extra so they can go to their higher up referral and tell them they had a good experience with you.

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Honestly, I have gotten referralsl like that. I have told a man, your son is not qualified. Most painful moment of my recruiting career. But shit be honest, they're going to respect you and your instincts more. If they don't, don't play.

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