What does it do?

EngineeringReferral.com will present you with qualified, fully screened candidates for your most difficult hiring needs in engineering, science, and technology. All of our candidates will have the technical skills you are looking for and will be ready to interview at your company.

How much does it cost?

You decide what your referral fee will be. You are free to set this fee at whatever level you like (there is no minimum). There are no up front costs and you only pay if we are successful. It is free to list a referral fee with our network and you only pay that fee if you hire someone you discover through our referral. There are no additional charges.

Can recruiting agencies use the network?

No. Our referral network is predicated on the idea that qualified referrals are submitted directly to the companies doing the hiring. So no agencies or 3rd parties at this time.

How does it work?

EngineeringReferral.com utilizes crowdsourcing technology to help companies identify and hire candidates with highly specialized technical skills. Our global referral network consists of subject matter experts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Members of our network confidentially refer people to us with the specific skills a client is looking for; the fact that referrals are confidential means our members base their referrals on who is best qualified and not just who they know is actively looking for a new job. We then directly contact all referrals and fully screen them to determine if they are interested in the position, meet all technical requirements, and are in the right salary range. If everything checks out, we forward our client the resume for review. We can also add value throughout the selection process by doing things like coordinating interview times and checking references.

What kinds of positions can you help us with?

EngineeringReferral.com excels at identifying interested candidates for positions that require very hard to find technical skills or combinations of skills that are unusual. Our referral network is segmented by expertise and we solicit referrals based on who is best positioned to know people with the right skill set. So, let's say a company is looking for someone with experience in real-time embedded software engineering. We would focus on getting referrals from members of our network currently working as software engineers on RTOS platforms. Or if a company needed to fill a job in ASIC verification, we would focus on getting referrals from senior level engineers currently doing ASIC verification work. We believe that the most valuable referrals come from people actively involved in doing similar work because they are best qualified to know who the top performers are. We have successfully filled roles at all levels, from recent grads to executive leadership, and we're able to identify both contract consultants and full-time employees.

Do you help companies recruit people with skills not related to engineering, science, math, or technology?

No. We focus on engineering, science, mathematics, and information technology. But we do accept business roles that have an essential technical component (for instance, salespeople with specific technical skills and experience) and our network has been very successful in filling these kinds of roles.

What's unique about your referral network?

EngineeringReferral.com has several unique features that combine to make it the most effective resource available for recruiting professionals with in demand and hard to find technical skills. These features include our support of confidential referrals. This encourages members of our network to refer those people who are best qualified even if the referrer and referred haven't been in contact with each other for a long time. We want to know who would be the best fit for our client's job and not just who is actively looking. We follow up and fully screen all referrals on a range of criteria, including finding out if they are interested and in the right salary range, before submitting them to our client. Another important feature is our ability to credit multi-level referrals. For instance, if someone refers someone to us who then refers someone else to us who ends up being hired by our client, then everyone involved gets credit for the referral. This greatly expands the reach and scope of our network. We also work to create a "viral buzz" in specific engineering and scientific communities around our client's hiring needs. This augments employer branding and talent marketing and has long term benefits for our client. You should contact us to find out about all of our features and benefits.

How can I learn more?

Fill out our Short Form or email us (you can also use the Contact Us section of this web site) and we will email you more detailed information on our technology and company for you to review at your convenience. We can also evaluate your current hiring needs and let you know if we've filled similar roles in the past. Or you can Sign Up for a free account and start using the site.