Employee Referral Benchmark Study 2021

Referrals are everywhere. They guide our decisions. They’re credible, free of charge and save time. We pass them on to friends and acquaintances.

For 72% of companies, employee referrals are an integral part of their recruiting strategy. Nevertheless, we are often confronted with similar questions such as:

• How does my employee referral program compare to others?
• Which reward (amount) brings us the most referrals?
• What referral hire rate can we expect?
• How can we use employee referrals as a scalable and measurable success strategy in recruiting?

We collected data from 350 companies, and, in the following study, we provide you with the answers.