We have a referral system in the company (globally) but HR, and anyone else that would be involved in the decision making around a hire, are excluded. It’s obviously still open to abuse as the hiring manager and referring employee could make a side deal to split the cash. I got one decent enough guy here that was referred.
As for the main discussion…..
I’ve been recruiting a lot lately and have finally managed to get our HR dept to filter CVs/candidates in a useful way. I’m at least getting candidates that vaguely fit the position and they will check details that don’t make sense before sending to me. I hate it though. Painful waste of time interviews one after the other…
