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Metric
Referral Hire Rate
How much hiring comes from referrals?
RecruitingDescriptiveDiagnostic
Definition
Hires sourced through employee referrals as a share of total hires.
How to calculate it
Referral hires / Total hires
Business question
How much hiring comes from referrals?
How to read it
Strong referral rates can improve quality but may reduce diversity if unchecked.
Recommended segments
- Business unit
- Geography
- Function
- Grade or level
How to visualize it
- Trend over time
- Segment comparison
- Distribution
Decisions it supports
Referral bonus design, program marketing, and diversity guardrails.
What can make it misleading
Referrals miscoded as other sources.
Updated 2026-08-09