How to introduce a candidate

You introduce people you know to hiring managers you know. You do this on your own initiative. Your vouch is your honest opinion of the candidate, not a guarantee.

Pick the right route

• The employer has posted the job: go to Jobs → Posted by employers, open the job and click Recommend Now.
• You know the hiring manager, but the role is not posted: go to Recommendations → Introduce a candidate.
• You know the role, but not the candidate yet: go to Jobs → Start an introduction. See "Starting an introduction when no job is posted".

Introduce a candidate when no job is posted

1. Go to Recommendations → Introduce a candidate.
2. Under Hiring manager, add the hiring manager's email and name, the company, and where the role is based. Tick Remote role if it is remote.
3. Add the candidate's full name and email. You can paste their LinkedIn profile link to fill in some details.
4. Write your vouching statement. Say how you know them, what you have seen them do, and what you wouldn't claim. The hiring manager reads this.
5. Under What are they strong at?, pick 1 to 5 of their strongest skills.
6. If you have a role in mind, open Role in mind (optional) and add a job title. If you leave it empty, the role is called "Open role at" the company.
7. Click Send introduction.

Recommend a candidate for a posted job

1. Go to Jobs → Posted by employers and open the job.
2. Click Recommend Now.
3. Fill in Candidate details, then Connection, which is your vouching statement.
4. On Overview, answer Skip Review & Approval. Choose Yes only if you have already reviewed the candidate's CV and are sure it meets the job requirements. Yes sends it straight to the employer.
5. Click Submit.

You can also start from Recommendations → Recommend. You then pick the job in an extra Job information step.

Before you send

By sending, you agree to the expert terms. They include a promise not to place this candidate with this employer outside ExpertsCircle. The form links to the full Expert terms.

What happens next

• For an introduction, the candidate is asked first. Once they accept, you review it before it reaches the hiring manager.
• You can follow what you have sent under Recommendations → Sent.
• If the candidate is hired and starts, you earn 50% of the success fee (excluding VAT). If you also brought the hiring manager to ExpertsCircle, you earn a further 15%: 65% in total.
• The fee is due when the candidate starts.
• You are paid within 14 days of ExpertsCircle receiving the employer's payment.

Tips

• Only introduce people you know and can honestly vouch for.
• Say what you have seen them do, and be clear about what you haven't seen.
• Use the hiring manager's work email address.