Referrals are an active, internal marketing campaign that recruitment leaders need to leverage alongside their external marketing campaigns. Today, global talent leader Neeti Upreti joins the show to discuss the power and importance of referrals in the recruitment industry. Hear all about Neeti’s incredible career, why recruiting isn’t only a push but also a pull, the importance of senior leadership roles in recruitment, handling referrals, and so much more! Neeti’s experience in various industries has helped her identify the dos and don’ts of recruiting and in this conversation, she delves into some of the best ways to increase referrals before talking about when to encourage employees to make referrals. 

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• Welcoming today’s guest, Neeti Upreti. 

• Neeti shares her career journey and how she ended up where she is today. 

• The push and pull of recruiting: why there needs to be a buy-in from both ends. 

• Neeti outlines the imperative role of senior leadership in recruitment. 

• Balancing hiring referrals with the best-qualified candidate. 

• A few of the best ways to increase referrals within your company. 

• Why employees should be encouraged to make referrals from onboarding. 

• The importance of bringing an element of fun into recruitment. 

• Why Neeti is so excited about transformation in the industry.

 

Quotes:

 

“Behind everybody’s success, there are leaders who lean in to provide that development opportunity.” — Neeti Upreti [5:48]

 

“The reason why I think that [senior leadership roles are] important and why I still enjoy it is because I feel like you really need to be close to a problem in order to be able to find the solution.” — Neeti Upreti [8:01]

 

“We should – be working on an internal campaign to see how [we can] network with our internal employees to find – talent.” — Neeti Upreti [22:42]

 

“When you drive fun into a process, you get more engagement.” — Neeti Upreti [28:55]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Neeti Upreti on LinkedIn

LHH Recruitment Solutions

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