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Referral Program Launcher

Turn employees into a high-quality sourcing channel

Creates a referral program launch plan with communications, FAQ, process rules, and measurement — so referrals don't die in inboxes or create fairness issues.

CommunityWork8 min

INGREDIENTS

💬Slack✉️Email📄Google Docs

PROMPT

Create a skill called "Referral Program Launcher". Ask me for: - Roles we hire most often - Incentives and eligibility rules - How we will track referrals (ATS, spreadsheet, email alias) - SLA expectations (time to first response) - Any fairness constraints (avoid favoritism, ensure consistent process) Output: 1) Program rules (simple and enforceable) 2) Launch comms: Slack post, email, "all-hands" script 3) A referral intake form (fields to collect) 4) A referral follow-up workflow (who owns what, timelines) 5) A dashboard spec: referral-to-hire rate, time-to-first-contact, quality-of-hire

How It Works

Answer questions about your hiring patterns, incentives, and tracking method.

The skill builds a complete launch package you can roll out in a week.

What You Get

  • Program rules (simple and enforceable)
  • Launch comms for Slack, email, and all-hands
  • A referral intake form spec
  • A follow-up workflow with ownership and timelines
  • A dashboard spec for tracking referral-to-hire rate and quality

Setup Steps

  1. Identify your most-hired roles
  2. Define incentives and eligibility
  3. Choose your tracking method (ATS, spreadsheet, email alias)
  4. Set SLAs for first response time
  5. Launch with the generated comms package

Tips

  • Speed of first response is the #1 predictor of referral program health
  • Share referral outcomes monthly to keep momentum
  • Fairness guardrails matter — referred candidates should go through the same process
  • Re-launch every 6 months to re-engage employees who forgot it exists
Tags:#recruiting#referrals#sourcing#process