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Turn employee networks into your fastest hiring channel

RippleHire's Employee Referral Portal makes it simple for employees to refer, transparent for TA to manage, and rewarding enough that people actually do it - all inside the same ATS your team already uses.

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Employee Referrals

Referrals are your highest-quality sourcing channel. Most companies underuse them.

Referred candidates hire faster, stay longer, and cost less than candidates from any other source. The reason most referral programs underperform is not lack of employee willingness — it is friction. Sharing is too many steps. Status is invisible. Rewards are unclear. RippleHire's Employee Referral Portal removes every one of those friction points, for employees and for TA

One portal. Two experiences. Simple for employees, powerful for TA

The Employee Referral Portal is built into RippleHire. Employees browse open roles, refer with one click, and track the status of every referral from submission through hire. TA gets a clean pipeline with de-duplication, auto-routing, and full source attribution handled automatically.

One-click sharing One-click sharing: WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email, unique links
Direct & email referrals Direct & email referrals with smart, pre-filled forms
Live referral status Live referral status for employees (submitted to hired)
Rewards & badges Rewards & badges with goal tracking and leaderboards
Event-ready Referral campaigns: contests, leaderboards, and "bring a friend" drives configurable for any hiring push.
TA console TA console: de-duplication, automatic routing to the right recruiter, SLA tracking, and source credit attribution — all without manual intervention.
Analytics Analytics: volume, conversion, channel performance, payout views
Payout automation Reward automation: bonuses, karma points, or coins — configured to your policy and triggered automatically at each milestone.

Set the rules once. The portal runs the program.

RippleHire's referral portal aligns TA, HR Ops, and business teams around one shared view of every referral — who referred, who was referred, where they are in the pipeline, and what reward is due. Policy rules are configured once and applied consistently across every referral.

Centralized referral inbox with auto-routing to recruiters

Policy controls for eligibility, cooling periods, and payouts

De-duplication and vendor conflict checks

Reusable campaign templates for referral drives, hiring pushes, and seasonal events.

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It’s not just about more referrals. It’s about better hires.

Higher quality
Higher quality

Employees refer people they would work alongside. Fit and retention are higher because the vetting starts before the application.

Faster cycles
Faster time to hire

Referred candidates arrive pre-qualified. Fewer screening rounds, faster decisions, shorter time to fill.

Lower costs
Lower costs

Reduced job board and vendor dependency

Referrals work best when they are part of your full sourcing mix.

See how the Employee Referral Portal works alongside the agency portal, career site, and job boards - giving you visibility across every sourcing channel in one place.

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FAQs

1. What is RippleHire’s Employee Referral Portal?

A built-in module within RippleHire’s AI ATS that lets employees refer candidates in seconds, track progress, and earn rewards — while TA manages everything from one place.

2. How does it increase referral volume without adding admin work?

Simple share flows (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email) and pre-filled forms reduce friction for employees; auto-routing, de-duplication, and status updates reduce manual TA effort.

3. Can we run campaigns and events for referrals?

Yes. Launch contests, leaderboards, and targeted campaigns with configurable rewards, and measure impact with real-time analytics.

4. How are rewards and payouts managed?

Set rules for bonuses, karma points, or coins; the system tracks eligibility and automates payouts based on your policy.

5. Will employees see what happens to their referrals?

Yes. Referrers get transparent status updates from submission to hire, which sustains engagement and trust.

6. How does the portal handle duplicate profiles and source credit?

Built-in duplicate detection, source attribution, and routing rules ensure clean data and fair crediting.

7. Can we enforce referral policies and compliance?

Yes. Eligibility rules, cooling periods, document controls, and audit trails are all configurable and managed centrally. Every policy decision is logged for compliance review. 

8. Is the ER Portal a standalone product?

Yes. The Employee Referral Portal is available as a standalone module. It delivers significantly more value when used as part of RippleHire's full platform - where referral candidates flow directly into the same pipeline as agency and job board candidates, with unified analytics across every source.