Referrals

Hiring's best channel.
Finally frictionless.

Your team already knows your next hire. Sprad asks them where they are, makes referring one tap, and keeps the whole programme running by itself.

Works via Teams, Slack, email, WhatsApp and SMS
Zalando LVM Versicherung Stadt Stuttgart Gebrüder Weiss ACT Bijou Brigitte
Why

The best channel,
and the most neglected.

Untapped

The potential just sits there.

Referrals only work if you keep communicating and the journey takes seconds. Without that, almost nobody hears about the role and nearly all of that reach stays on the table.

Per referral

Most programs have friction.

Portals, logins and forms kill the impulse. The moment someone thinks of exactly the right person lasts about thirty seconds, and no login survives it.

Week 1

It's too complex to stay alive.

Nobody hears about it, nobody knows which roles are open, the admin stays manual and the kickoff announcement drowns in week one. What goes with it is the trust in the programme.

How it works
Ask Share Motivate Sync

Sprad asks your team proactively.

On the channels they're already on. No new tool to learn, no portal to remember.

Microsoft Teams Email WhatsApp Slack SMS
Sprad asking for a referral in Microsoft Teams and on WhatsApp

One personal link. One click, one tap.

Referring someone takes less time than forwarding a job ad, and it works without a login.

One-click referral card with a personal sharing link, shown on a MacBook

Rewards for every step, not just the hire.

An application counts, an interview counts. Points and instant recognition keep the whole team in the game.

Your ATS stays the source of truth.

Referrals flow in automatically, and the status flows back to the person who referred.

The Sprad admin dashboard on an iMac, syncing referrals and statuses with the ATS
Kim Allendörfer
"The rollout to thousands of employees went off without a hitch — no questions, no complaints. Sprad is really very easy to use."
Kim Allendörfer · Employer Branding & Recruiting, LVM Versicherung
Works for your people

Works where
your people work.

Service, kitchen, warehouse, production: most referral tools never reach the shop floor. Sprad runs on WhatsApp and SMS. No email address, no login, no app to install.

higher usage than alternative solutions.

Alternative providers and ATS modules focus on the referral process. Sprad focuses on whether people actually take part — through a platform they can use and direct communication on Teams, Slack, WhatsApp and SMS.

An employee taking part over Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp and email
Non-desk

For all employees,
including non-desk.

Employees without a PC can't be reached by email or by yet another app. They take part over WhatsApp or SMS: same programme, same rewards, same status updates. Nothing to install, nothing to remember.

Join over WhatsApp or SMS, without an email address
Refer in two taps, straight from the chat
Every status update comes back the same way
Chef receiving a referral message on his phone
Motivation

Rewards that
actually motivate.

Rewards for steps, not only hires: sharing, an application and an interview all count.
Live status flows back to the referrer, so the effort never disappears into a black hole.
Rewards configurable per location, brand and role, from cash to extra days off.
Lena Berger
Kitchen · Munich
Rank 1
doneShared her link with the team
doneMilan applied · reward on its way
nowInterview booked · status went back to Lena
nextHire bonus, set by her location
Every step visible to Lena, every reward defined by you
Network suggestions

The best candidate is
two contacts away.

Nobody can scroll through their own network on demand. Sprad does it for them: it suggests the contacts who actually fit the open role, and the employee decides with one tap whether you ever get to see them.

Suggestions come from your employees' own LinkedIn network
Refer, no fit or don't know: three taps, nothing to type
The employee always decides what the recruiter sees
Customers

Hear it from the teams
who run it.

What referral programmes measure with Sprad:

55%faster hiring through employee referralstime-to-hire vs. job ads
82%of employers rank referrals as their best ROIcompared across recruiting channels
30 to 50%of all hires can come from referralsdone right, across the whole workforce
Enterprise

Built for enterprise.
Ready for everyone.

Data protection & security

  • GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted on ISO-certified hosting. Your data never leaves Europe.
  • Your data is never used to train models.
Top fit Alina ParkFitter
Top fit Daniel FunkTechnician
Good fit Sarah VogelNurse
EU
AI Act

AI ethics & full control

  • Humans decide, the AI never does.
  • Identity removed before scoring.
  • Every score traceable to its source.
Trusted by regulated and public-sector organizations
Stadt Stuttgart Mainzer Stadtwerke LVM Versicherung Königsteiner

Works with your ATS.
Whichever one that is.

Referrals flow in, status flows back. No migration, no rip-and-replace.

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Greenhouse
SAP SuccessFactors
Workday
Personio
Lever
iCIMS
SmartRecruiters
Teamtailor
Ashby
Join
+ almost any system
Everything included

One programme.
Every site, every language.

Multi-siteEvery location runs its own programme inside one account
Multi-brandOwn look, own wording, own recruiters per brand
Rewards per locationDifferent budgets and rules per site, brand and role
Rewards for every stepSharing, an application and an interview all count
GamificationPoints, ranks and instant recognition from colleagues
Multi-languageOne programme in every language your workforce speaks
Roles and permissionsAdmins, recruiters and site managers see exactly their scope
SSOSingle sign-on for everyone who has a company login
Non-desk accessWhatsApp and SMS, no email address and no login
Network matchingFitting contacts from your team's own LinkedIn network
ATS sync, both waysReferrals in, status back to the person who referred
AnalyticsSee which teams, sites and channels actually deliver

Every referral lands in your Talent Base — with the colleague's judgment attached.

Atlas Talent Base

Everyone you meet stays yours.

Sourced, applied, referred or hired — everyone keeps a living profile, with the score and the evidence still attached. The one you turn down in March is the one you search for in September.

Free, forever.
Everyone stays, not just your hires.
Kept current by the candidate, not by you.
Connects to your ATS — and to Claude.

Questions, answered.

Does it work without email addresses?

Yes. Frontline employees join via WhatsApp and SMS. No email address, no login, no app to install.

How do the network suggestions work?

Sprad matches the open role against the contacts your employees already have and suggests the ones that fit. The employee answers with one tap — refer, no fit or don't know — and only a referral ever reaches the recruiter.

What if an employee's referral gets rejected?

The status flows back to the referrer automatically. And because rewards cover steps, not only hires, the effort still counts.

Can locations have their own branding and rewards?

Yes. Sprad is multi-site and multi-brand: every location can run its own look, its own rewards and its own recruiters.

How does it sync with our ATS?

Automatically, both ways. Referrals flow in, status updates flow back to the referrer. No manual admin.

How fast is a campaign live?

This week. Connect your channels, pick a role and Sprad starts asking your team.

Ask your team first.

Launch your first referral campaign this week. Your next hire is probably one message away.