Referral.Works is changing the recruitment industry

Referral.Works helps companies to employ the best candidates for vacant roles through a unique referral process.
The Cork startup was founded in February 2016 by Kieran Desmond, and Kieran took the time out of his schedule to speak with ThinkBusiness about his company.
What was the idea behind the formation of Referral Works?
Referral.Works as a concept came from life experience. I met a friend who told me about troubles in his life. He was financially broke, stuck at home and he needed a job. He had just completed a QFA Masters Qualification. I was referred internally for a job that was not listed, fortunately or unfortunately, I was unable to take the contract as I was working with other clients. This is when I had a lightbulb moment – “Christian! I have just the job for you. Would you like me to refer you?” I went on to play matchmaker between Christian (the jobseeker) and the employer. Christian was then hired and I had agreed a small fee for the referral. It’s through this process of going back and forth, the manual labour that I sought a way of referring people in a similar way.

“If you refer for five jobs over a year, you could earn an average of €3,200 for no more than two and a half hours work.”

 
How does the company operate?
Referral.Works supercharges recruitment by suggesting, matching and assessing referred people to relevant jobs. We do this in a rewarding, transparent and easy process for everyone. A recruiter can publish a job, with a referral rewards pool in minutes and receive quality candidates from around the world. Referrers can login with their LinkedIn profile and refer people they know for jobs in companies they know and trust. Candidates, who are invited to be referred, get a warm introduction to relevant

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