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my boss has terrible ideas about social media, video games on your resume, and more

Alison Green

The other option would be for you and your fellow team members to push back on your PI’s preferred strategy, possibly suggesting some A/B testing so you get real data on what does and doesn’t work … but it doesn’t sound like you want to take that on, which is completely reasonable. Should I list my references on my resume?

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How to design a referral program

Andrew Chen

It’s said that the first documented referral program was created by Julius Caesar, who in 55 BC would paid his soldiers 300 sestertii (something like a third of their annual pay) to refer a friend to join the army. When do you ask the user to refer? Why do you refer? Is it tied to a holiday, or a particular promotion?

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What’s next in growth?

Andrew Chen

Today, we’re going to look at three common techniques for growth: Getting customers to refer friends. How do we get customers to refer their friends? We need to figure out why you refer people. Spreading viral content. Bootstrapping marketplaces. I think we can learn a lot by connecting the dots. Is it monetary?

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5 Key Sourcing Metrics You Should Be Tracking

AIHR

As a result, an organization might want to implement an incentive scheme for employees to refer candidates in their circle for a job opening. Before sending out any messages to potential candidates, it is a good idea to do A/B testing internally. This makes sense because the referrer has already vetted referrals.

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15 HR Analytics Case Studies with Business Impact

AIHR

For each case study, I will refer to their original publication. This was measured through A/B testing. If you know of a good one, please leave a comment about the study with a reference to the source and I will be happy to include it in this list. Each of these case studies are connected with a concrete business impact.

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Develop Your Talent Acquisition Strategy With 6 Practical Examples

AIHR

A/B testing everything will be incredibly valuable. This is a funnel-like process that begins with a vacancy. It can also tell you if certain questions in your application process deter candidates from filling them out or completing them so you can eliminate these questions.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

What : Incentivize word-of-mouth by paying existing members for every new member they refer to the platform. What : Incentivize content producers to send you traffic by paying them for every member they refer. The incentive will be fuel that pushes people over the edge to tell their friends about something they love using.

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