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You can help Boston University, a friend, and yourself by participating in the Boston University Employee Referral Program. If you are an eligible employee, you can earn a cash award of $5,000 if you refer an external applicant who is hired to a designated, open, information systems position at the University.

Who is an Eligible Employee?
The Employee Referral Program is open to all regularly employed faculty or staff. Boston University students, temporary employees, Office of Human Resources staff, Corporate Education Center staff, and staff from career placement offices are not eligible. Supervisory staff and faculty are not eligible when hiring in their unit. For the purposes of this program, Information Technology and University Information Systems will be considered to be one unit.

What is a Designated Open Position?
A department can designate any information systems position from within the salary grade 50 series.

Three dollar symbols ($$$) before the job title will be used in the weekly job posting to identify participating jobs.

How do I Refer An External Applicant?
An Employee Referral Form may be obtained from department payroll coordinators or from the Office of Human Resources (or download and print a copy from the forms section of this web site.) Fill out the form or a copy of it. The applicants you refer must have this form attached to the resumes or applications that they submit to the Office of Human Resources. You cannot refer anyone who has already applied to the Office of Human Resources, who already works at Boston University, or anyone who has worked here within the last twelve months. This includes regular, student, and casual employees, as well as employees working at the University through temporary agencies. Boston University students may not be referred by University faculty and staff to the Employee Referral Program for a minimum of twelve months after the student graduates.

How Do I Get My Cash Award?
The hiring department will pay you a cash award of $5,000 (subject to taxes) if the person you referred is hired for a designated position and completes six months of continuous employment. You must be employed by Boston University at that time to collect payment.

How Does The Hiring Department Designate A Position For The Program?
The hiring department notes in the appropriate box on the PS-1 (Requisition for Personnel) or contacts the Director of Employee Relations, Employment and Training when a position is to be included in the Employee Referral Program. The department may include a position when it is first available or at a later date; however, once included, a position may not be withdrawn from the program.

What Else?
If you have any further questions about the Employee Referral Program, please call or email your Employee Relations Representative in the Office of Human Resources at 353-4044.

The Office of Human Resources reserves the right to determine whether or not referred applicants are qualified for positions covered by the program. If a referred applicant is hired for a non-designated position, no award will be paid. The University may modify or discontinue this program at any time. Should the program be discontinued, any in-process referrals will be handled on an individual basis.

In the event an applicant is referred from more than one source; for example, from two employees, or an employee and an employment agency, the deciding factor will be the date of receipt of the referral within the Office of Human Resources. The Office of Human Resources will inform the participating parties when such situations arise.