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ATSJune 27, 2026

Employee Referrals

Let employees submit referrals, track each one through the pipeline, and pay out rewards automatically when a hire sticks. Campaigns and reward tiers keep participation high without manual bookkeeping.

Use the Employee Referrals semantic blueprint

/semantius-admin use the architect, analyst and modeler skills to update the semantius platform with the model specified in https://www.semantius.com/blueprints/ats-referrals-semantic-blueprint.md

Entity summary

Name data_object Description
Referral Campaigns referral_campaigns Time-bounded promotions offering bonus referral rewards, scoping an override to the standard referral payout rules.
Referral Payouts referral_payouts Individual referral payouts triggered when a referred candidate is hired and meets tenure conditions, moving from pending to approved to paid.
Referral Rewards referral_rewards Bounty rules defining the payout amount and conditions for a successful referral, such as a fixed sum paid after the new hire's start.
Referrals candidate_referrals Employee-submitted candidate suggestions linked to a requisition, tracking the referring employee, candidate, status, and any payable bonus.
Candidates candidates People known to the recruiting organization, with or without an active application, carrying contact details, resume, tags, consent, and source.
flowchart TD
  classDef master fill:#d4f4dd,stroke:#27ae60,color:#0b3d20;
  classDef embedded_master fill:#fff4cc,stroke:#c79100,color:#5b4500;
  classDef platform_builtin fill:#e0e0e0,stroke:#424242,color:#1a1a1a;
  candidate_referrals["Referrals"]
  candidates["Candidates"]
  referral_rewards["Referral Rewards"]
  referral_payouts["Referral Payouts"]
  referral_campaigns["Referral Campaigns"]
  users["Users"]
  candidate_referrals -->|"earns"| referral_payouts
  referral_rewards -->|"governs"| referral_payouts
  referral_campaigns -->|"overrides"| referral_rewards
  candidate_referrals -->|"introduces"| candidates
  candidates -->|"has owning recruiter"| users
  referral_payouts -->|"has approver"| users
  referral_campaigns -->|"has owner"| users
  candidate_referrals -->|"has referring employee"| users
  class candidate_referrals master;
  class candidates embedded_master;
  class referral_rewards master;
  class referral_payouts master;
  class referral_campaigns master;
  class users platform_builtin;
  style referral_campaigns stroke-dasharray:5 5;