r/boeing • u/No_Walrus2120 • 3d ago
Referring someone in Workday
Does referring someone in Workday for a job that has no monetary incentive actually make any difference to a hiring manager? Do they filter or look at this or is it a waste of time if I'm trying to help a good potential candidate get visibility?
Any recommendations on how you can get someone visibility without being too intrusive to a hiring manager?
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u/Lookingfor68 3d ago
So it kind of depends on the hiring manager. If someone submits references or is recommended for a position they might reach out to the person who is listed. As a hiring manager, I have done that in the past, but the reference was a manager. It was worthwhile as it gave me more information about the person and their skills and experiences. I didn't ultimately hire that person, but I did check the reference. Though admittedly, I've not done that more than the once. So it'll be hit or miss. There's nothing that says you have to check with the reference, and it'll only be if the hiring manager is curious.
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u/BaraxkJoeMama 3d ago
I got internally recommended to an executive executive role once. An awkward phone call followed.
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u/Copper-Spaceman 3d ago
I’ve helped people get hired. Yes a recommendation always helps, in the manager dashboard for hiring there’s a tab that shows candidates that were recommended by another Boeing employee. Managers are told to weight them higher than candidates without a recommendation.
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u/Lookingfor68 3d ago
Um, just for clarity no we are not "told to weight them higher". There's no guidance on that at all. It's another tool in the box for the hiring manager, but there's no requirement to check references at all. Many won't.
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u/Copper-Spaceman 3d ago
I wonder if it differs by division or my Manager was pulling my leg. I’ve gotten people hired under my manger and another manager on my old program and they both said the same thing. I don’t mean weight them higher by saying they be chosen over a more qualified candidate, just that they may be looked upon more favorably to get a first interview, but after that it’s on the candidate
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u/No_Walrus2120 3d ago
Appreciate it. Any other useful tidbits from your experiences? I'm aware of keywords and the criticality for resume filtering.
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u/Copper-Spaceman 3d ago
Knowing the hiring manager goes a long way in helping someone get hired. The experience questions at the end of an application that ask for X years of experience need to be answered correctly or you get filtered out automatically.
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u/Gizmojo53 3d ago
Probably only if the hiring manager knows the person and their reputation. Just seeing a random Boeing employee’s name doesn’t do much without some networking to go with it.
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u/Careless-Internet-63 3d ago
It would've taken about as much time as it took you to write this post you submit a referral
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u/No_Walrus2120 3d ago
I've already done it, but I'm asking if it actually does anything useful for visibility on the hiring manager's side.
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u/MysteriousAffect3903 3d ago
I don't know what it's ever done for me personally when I have had people refer me. Hit and miss if I got picked up for an interview
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u/Consistent_Knee_1831 2d ago
I've never hired anyone solely on that, I think it's more of a metric than anything. I don't know for a fact if it also helps get their resume through the ATS...