{"id":907,"date":"2023-08-16T19:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/?p=907"},"modified":"2023-08-16T20:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:54:02","slug":"subject-matter-minute-episode-63-employee-referral-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/subject-matter-minute-episode-63-employee-referral-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject Matter Minute, Episode #63 – Employee Referral Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The below post is taken from the Video Blog, the Subject Matter Minute. You can view the episode on YouTube if you would like. Find it here: Episode #63 – Employee Referral Bonus<\/a><\/p>\n

If YouTube is blocked for you or your agency, you can scroll to the bottom of this post to view it from Google Drive. (I would prefer you view it on YouTube, so I know how many people have watched)<\/p>\n

You can also listen to an audio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hello, fellow State of Wyoming employees! It\u2019s been a while, eh? I was even repeatedly asked why I had quit doing the Subject Matter Minute. Well, good news, I haven\u2019t. I had a subject that just didn\u2019t come together, so after waiting too long, I had to pivot and find a new one. This is a fun one!<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I get to it, I wanted to say that I hope everyone was reasonably pleased with their raises? Now, if we could just get to the point of yearly cost of living increases, maybe we couldn\u2019t complain about it anymore, right?? Well, we\u2019ll see\u2026<\/p>\n

So being mostly Wyoming-ites out there, I\u2019m guessing a large number of you have probably crashed into some big game on the highway. I almost hate to say it, but I have been lucky and have not. But, as we all know, it\u2019s a fairly common occurrence. Well, unfortunately, my parents clobbered a deer at 60 miles an hour last week. They drive a Subaru station wagon and all the airbags deployed. If you have never had airbags deploy, you need to know that they also deploy a bunch of dust or powder. It kinda seems like your car is on fire. It\u2019s probably not, but just so you know. Well, anyway, my dad was driving and he is fine. I don\u2019t think he was even sore. Unfortunately, my mom was reclining a bit and that extra space may have been the difference. She has a compression fracture in her back. She is able to get around but isn\u2019t supposed to in order to allow for healing. My mom is 80 years old, so being sedentary is not good. And, she\u2019s got some fairly serious pain going on. So\u2026 send out some good thoughts to my mom. Hopefully, I\u2019ll have good news in a few months.<\/p>\n

Ok, so that wasn\u2019t fun\u2026 but the topic today is. I don\u2019t know if you are aware, but the state is having a hard time filling a ton of positions. Well, HR has been trying to figure out ways to attract more people. They are trying to think outside the box. Beyond the marketing tricks\u2026 Well, the state, as you may have noticed via an email that went out recently, is now offering a referral bonus for folks who help fill a position.<\/p>\n

Before I give you the deets, I want to thank Stefanie Stack of HRD for answering questions about today\u2019s topic. Thanks, Stefanie!<\/p>\n

Here are the deets. It\u2019s simple. Check out the available jobs, and let your friends and family know. There will be a place on their application to put your name down. Boom, 250 bucks in your bank account. Ok, so it\u2019s $250 for permanent positions and $100 for temporary positions. Obviously, they need to actually get hired for us to get the bonus.<\/p>\n

Honestly, they don\u2019t need to be friends and family for you to get the bonus! Just as long as you can get your name on their application. Can you entrepreneurs out there figure something out?<\/p>\n

There are a few things to know about this. First of all, the person being hired must not have worked for the state in any capacity in the last year, or 365 days. Also, temporary employees (AWEC, TP01s) are not eligible for the referral bonus. The only exception is if a TP01 has been continuously employed for 6 months or more. And finally, the referring employee\u2019s name must be listed on the application.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know, maybe everyone you know is happily employed? But if not, take a look at the available jobs and let them know. I don\u2019t know about you, but an extra $250 is always nice.<\/p>\n

I have some links in the show notes. A link to the referral bonus brochure as well as a link to the State of Wyoming jobs page.<\/p>\n

Ok, that\u2019s it for this subject matter minute. I\u2019ve been knocking on wood since my opening remarks about never hitting a large animal on the highway. You guys be careful out there.<\/p>\n