KAZIM LADIMEJI | March 18, 2015

Given that one in five roles are currently filled via employee referrals, you shouldn’t be surprised if, at some point in your career, either your employer asks you to refer a friend friend to a vacancy or a friend asks you to refer them to a job at your company. If you are an engineer, sales rep or developer – areas where there are severe talent shortages – you’ll most likely be involved in the employee referral process with some regularity.

https://www.recruiter.com/i/should-you-refer-a-friend-for-a-job/