The document discusses an employee referral program aimed at increasing diversity at Mission, an AWS partner. It outlines the benefits of referral programs for faster hiring, higher retention, and a more diverse pipeline. It provides details on Mission's program, including defining referrals vs leads, creating employee resource groups as champions, a bonus payout schedule, eligibility rules, and measuring progress through data. The goal is to keep diversity a top priority through the referral program.

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Employee Referrals:
An Untapped Source of
Diverse Talent
Abigail Chambley
Director of Talent Acquisition
Mission

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1. Why a referral program works
2. How to get leadership to “buy in”
3. Measure what matters
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

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About Mission
• Leading AWS Premier Tier Services Partner
and Cloud Managed Services Provider
• 100% distributed team with specific
benefits to support
• Strong emphasis on DE&I efforts
• Internal Talent Development team

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Diversity & Referrals

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Strategy
Faster Time
to Fill & Cost
Efficiency
Retention
Rate
Increases
Better
Quality
Pipeline
Keep
Diversity a
Main Focus
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Data &
Measuring
Progress
Diversity is a
top priority –
just SAY so
Create
champions
with current
diverse
employees
Define
“referrals”
versus “leads”
How to Keep Diversity a Priority

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DATA & MEASURING PROGRESS

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I just want to mention that hiring diverse talent is something we strive for here at
Mission (that should come to no surprise to you). So, to put it simply: please
consider referring underrepresented individuals when you're able. Employees with
diverse backgrounds bring to bear their own perspectives, ideas, and experiences,
helping to create organizations that are resilient and effective, and which
outperform organizations that do not invest in diversity.
—Abigail Chambley, January 2022 All Hands Company Meeting

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Employee
Resource
Groups = Our
Champions

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The Referral Bonus Program
Effective January 1 - December 31 with the intent to review and improve each year

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Bonus Payout Schedule
● 90 days: Referring employee receives $500
● 1 year anniversary: Referring employee receives $1,000
bonus
● 90 days: $500 bonus for Friends of Mission

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Eligibility
● Full-time positions only
● The following team members are not eligible:
○ Talent Acquisition
○ Management team members referring in their chain of command
○ Executive team members (VP level and above)
● Candidates cannot be in our ATS and contacted within the last 12 months.
● Candidates MUST have referring employee's name on their profile in our ATS,
Lever.
● Former employees are not eligible candidates for this program.
● If you leave Mission, you are not eligible for bonus payout

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Commitment to Excellence

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The Challenges

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49%
Not all referrals
are created
equal

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10% Made it to offer
stage

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Progress So Far

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Final
Takeaways
•Plan, plan, plan
•Data is gold
•Be prepared to pivot
•Communicate & Enable

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ABIGAIL CHAMBLEY
Director of Talent Acquisition,
Mission
Thank You!
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achambley@missioncloud.com