way to find qualified candidates? Years ago, employee referral programs were a shining symbol of human resources bureaucracy. People complaining they didn't know about open positions to tell their friends. Employees requesting and filling out forms. And HR tracking forms for payroll submission. Today, organizations have the ability to leverage technology and take their employee referral programs to the next level . No more tracking and completing forms! As a human resources professional, I've always felt simplicity was key in the recruiting process. Applicants need to feel it's easy to apply with the company. Candidates should feel the company is prepared and consistent in their process. It's equally important that employees are able to quickly recommend great employees. I don't like to admit this but I've had employees complain they didn't know job openings existed. It didn't matter that we posted all job openings at every employee entrance and next to every time clock. We also listed them in every newsletter. Managers mentioned open positions during their daily shift meetings. Our payout bonuses were in the thousands of dollars. Employees would still stop by HR and tell me if they had known about the opening, they had the perfect candidate for the job. The managers and I were totally frustrated by this. We kept saying to ourselves...but we told them! Now, the process of getting the word out about open positions is much easier thanks to social networking. With iCIMS Social Distribution tool, companies can make sure their openings are