Employee Referral Program

It pays to have friends! With Emory's Employee Referral Program, you can earn a $500 bonus by referring your friends and family members for jobs at the University.

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We believe our employees are our best source for finding future successful employees. That is why on September 1, 2022, Emory University is launching the Employee Referral Program, "It Pays to Have Friends," offering a $500 bonus to current employees who refer their friends or family members for jobs at the University. The bonus is paid for each successful referral (no maximums).

Eligibility

This program is open to staff members and post docs who currently hold a regular full-time or part-time position and are in good standing. The following are not eligible to receive an incentive bonus from this program:

  • Supervisors at all levels in a department for an employee hired into their department and/or reporting line
  • Faculty and faculty equivalent positions (not including post docs)
  • Human Resources professionals
  • Emory Healthcare employees
  • Temporary employees (including Emory Temporary Services, department temps, and/or 3rd party temps)
  • Contractors
  • Independent consultants
  • Volunteers
  • Students and student employees

A referral must:

  1. be someone you know personally
  2. meet the minimum qualifications of the role
  3. be selected for the position
  4. start on or after September 1, 2022
  5. remain employed for the first 90 days

Payment

Referral bonuses are paid out by the hiring department after the referred hire successfully completes three (3) months of employment. The payment will go to the referring employee in their following pay cycle. The referring employee must be employed and in good standing at the time of payout to receive the referral bonus.

How to Make a Referral

View these step-by-step instructions with screen shots to learn how to make a referral.

FAQs

View our frequently asked questions.

Submitting your referral is easy!

  1. Log into Self-Service/PeopleSoft at http://leo.cc.emory.edu.
  2. Click on the "Careers" tile. This will take you to Emory's Internal Career Portal.
  3. Click on "View Job Opportunities" to search for open positions at Emory. You can type type in keywords for the job you are looking for (example: Administrative Assistant). Also add "university" as one of your keywords (the referral program is not open to positions at Emory Healthcare).
  4. Once you find a job that your referral meets the minimum qualifications for, hit the "Refer A Friend" button and complete the form.

For a detailed job aid that walks you through each step with screen shots, click here.

The first step is to ask your referral to apply. Once they've done that, if you know the recruiter and/or hiring manager, it is fine to inform them.

No, a resume is not required initially. Refer your friend/family member using Emory's internal career portal.

After you complete your submission, a link to the job will be sent to your referral and they will be able to upload their resume through the application process. More information and detailed instructions on submitting a referral can be found here.

Employee referral bonuses are paid after three months (90 days) of your referral’s successful employment with Emory.

Yes! We encourage you to refer family and friends. However, family members cannot report directly to other family members.

Yes, please refer to policy 4.16.

You can return to Emory's internal career portal at any time to see the status of your referral.

No. Emory University's employee referral program only supports regular status employment. Temporary employees are not eligible (this includes Emory Temporary Services temps, department temps, and/or 3rd party temps).

Contractors are also not eligible, either as a referral or a recipient of the bonus. 

The bonus is $500 per successful referral, minus applicable taxes.

Each applicant is asked how they heard about the opportunity. If your referral lists you, you will be eligible for the bonus if they are hired after September 1, 2022 and they are in the role for 90 days.

The bonus will be paid to the person who first referred the individual. Emory's recruiting system has date and time stamping, so we will be able to audit the history. If they were referred to different positions, it would be for the role that the individual is hired into. 

The program only supports external hiring activities. Current Emory University, Emory Healthcare, and Affiliate employees, students, temporary employees, 3rd party contractors, volunteers, vendors and retirees are not eligible as referrals for this program.

Emory alumni (students and employees) are only eligible if they have been gone from the University for at least three years.

No. There is no tie to your employee record after the bonus eligibility is met.  

Yes, you can refer multiple people. You must know them, they must be are aware you are referring them, and they must meet the minimum qualifications of the job. The program does not have a limit to how many referrals you can submit or how many referral bonuses can be paid out.  

First, please review the policy 4.16 and the instructions on our website. If you are unable to find an answer to your question, you can email Recrui2@emory.edu. 

Please understand that the mailbox receives high volume and while the team responds to all messages as quickly as possible, a response will not be immediate. 

No, unfortunately we are only able to provide this program for Emory University and Affiliate hires. 

Yes, we recommend you submit them for all jobs they are interested in and where they meet the minimum qualifications. 

Yes, this program is University-wide and includes all regular openings for the University and it’s Affiliates.

No. Referral bonuses are not paid to supervisors or leaders in a department where the referral is hired into, or for anyone in their direct line of supervision.