Referral process

Sep 28, 2018

I have a referral process question. I was told by HR that I would get an automated referral email, ahead of a possible/potential interview. I was also told that if a principal ask for a referral, it might take several weeks for the referral to be issued and for me to get the automated email. This confused me as I realized that I don't understand what exactly is a referral and who initiates it or acts on it.

Since I was told "automated", I thought the referral would come quickly to tell me that I had been flagged as qualified for certain position(s) and put on the list for those. It is also quite possible that I completely misunderstood what I was told: jeez, that would be the first time... :)

Thanks in advance for clarifications

T.

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haha When a principal has an opening they submit the requirements for the position (the certifications/combination of certifications they need/are looking for) to HR. A list is then generated/pulled of qualified applicants for the position. Could be 25 applicants (give or take), could be 3 or 1 or none, depending on the requirements and numbers of quali...See More

Sep 28, 2018

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haha In other words, being determined to be qualified for an area of certification is done through your EAS and you are not generally notified of that, or at least you did not used to be. You will have to check back and look at your EAS to see when that is done (unless that has changed). This just signifies that you are in the pool of available/qualifie...See More

Sep 28, 2018

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tony75 Thank you both for your answers. So the principal requests a referral when he/she opens a position with HR, then people qualified for it get automatically on the list as per their matching qualifications, and finally the principal choose candidates from the list?

Sep 29, 2018

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haha Yes, except that the people on a particular list may only be a small fraction of the qualified candidates in the system/

Sep 29, 2018

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tony75 I understand now. Thanks a lot!

Sep 29, 2018

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