Incentive Gift Certificate

As a recruiter, my most effective source for candidates is through word of mouth/referrals. I want to motivate my employees to refer their families and friends but want to find out what I could do for them or give to them as an incentive to receive more referrals. So my question is - if you could pick anything within reason to receive as a referral incentive, what would it be? If it's money or a gift certificate, what is the ideal (again, reasonable) amount you would be satisfied with? I'm looking for "outside of the box" ideas. Thanks!!

1. Paid days off - for each person they refer that works at least 90 days, give the referrer a week paid (adjust numbers to fit your needs). You're already paying their salary, so unless you have to get extra staff to cover them for a week, this is essentially no cost.
2. Free vacation. Each time someone refers a person (who makes at least 90 days or whatever), they earn one entry into a vacation raffle. Have the drawing quarterly, and award a 4-day/3-night vacation for two to Vegas or somewhere similar. Should cost you no more than $1000/quarter.
3. Gift certificates. I'd think about $100.
4. Cash, but call it a Night on the Town and print up a cute little certificate. Tell them you're paying for them to have a Night on the Town, and give them $200 or so cash they can spend however they wish. You might also have them write a brief description of what they did with their Night on the Town and put that in the company newsletter or on the intranet.

2006-08-22 12:48:51 by jbarwick1221

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