Jobvite Has Month of May as National Employee Referral Month

Jobvite, a leading recruiting platform for the social web has celebrated May 1 as the company’s first annual National Employee Referral Month. The invention of social networking has changed the way an HR manager can recruit for his organization. As per the Jobvite data, job referral increases the chances of being hired. To promote the benefits of job referral, Jobvite has launched a national Facebook contest seeking the best referral story. As per the Jobvite Index 2012 for Employee Referrals, around 44% are hired through referrals and 69% employers offer referral bonus to employees.

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Jobvite Declares May National Employee Referral Month – MarketWatch (press release)