Hiring is hard and expensive. Agencies can cost a lot, which is precious money you could be using for more important things in your company. Referrals are a more economic option. And referred candidates are probably more reliable. But in the 3 years Matthew’s employer used a referral program, they didn’t actually hire any referrals. So he built Referral Leaderboard to incentivise the process. It’s a Slack app that allows employees to directly submit referrals and earn points in return. He estimates that you can save ~$10,000 in agency fees for every hired referral.