Now, how many times have you said “What can my Facebook friends do for me?” Okay, maybe not that many times, since you’re probably not an inherently selfish or narcissistic person, but hear me out. I’m about to tell you about a way for you to help your network help you by helping them. I’m sure you followed that. Boon is a startup out of Culver City, CA that pays people for successful hires within their networks. Here’s how it works: Boon’s goal is to leverage personal networks to do what have traditionally been the jobs of recruiters. They’re hoping to disrupt the $400 billion recruiting industry, one referral at a time (or–best case scenario–many referrals at a time). In order to do this successfully, they hope to streamline the process so that only relevant opportunities are making their ways to the right people. This seems to be the next step in a recent shift in hiring trends over the last few years. Traditional recruiters will have to seriously adjust their strategies to remain relevant into the future.
