Employee Referral template
An employee referral form that captures a candidate while the enthusiasm is fresh: name, email, LinkedIn, the open role they fit, how the referrer knows them, why they'd be great, and an optional resume upload. There's even a 'not sure — general referral' option, because good people don't always match an open req.
8 questions · Free plan: 500 responses/month · fully customizable
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What’s inside
The questions this template ships with — rename, reorder, or delete any of them in the builder.
When to use this template
- A company paying referral bonuses that needs a timestamped record of who referred whom, before disputes arise
- A recruiting team whose referrals currently arrive as Slack messages reading 'my friend is looking, know of anything?'
- A hiring push where the roles dropdown mirrors the careers page and every referral lands pre-sorted by req
- Collecting general talent-pool referrals between hiring cycles via the 'not sure' option
Tips to get more from it
- Keep the roles dropdown in sync with your careers page — a referral against a closed req helps no one. It's a 30-second edit in the field editor whenever a role opens or closes.
- The resume upload is optional by design. Referrers often don't have their friend's resume on hand, and a required upload kills submissions; recruiting can request it directly once they reach out.
- 'Why would they be great here?' is the only required long answer — it's the screening signal. A referrer who can't write two sentences is telling you about conviction level.
- Turn on response notifications so recruiting sees referrals immediately — the template's ending screen promises outreach within a week, and the clock starts at submission.
Questions people ask
How do referral bonuses usually work?
The template's welcome text describes a common structure: the bonus pays out after the hire completes 90 days. Edit that line to match your policy — the form itself just records the referral and its date.
Can employees refer someone without picking a specific role?
Yes — the roles dropdown includes 'Not sure — general referral' so strong candidates enter the pipeline even without a matching opening.
Is the referral form free to run?
Yes. No premium fields, so it publishes on the free plan; 500 responses a month is far more referral volume than most companies see.
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