4. Encourage employee referral system Many organizations, both IT and non-IT, consider candidates selected through the employee referral system stand high on quality and perform better. It's most likely that your tech team has a strong network of qualified friends in similar fields working different companies. By offering irresistible referral incentives, you can expect better talents coming to your team through your employees. Apart from the compensation, you should encourage your employees to invest more time on referrals that they stress on the fact that your firm offers an opportunity to work with quality tech people where learning is an endless process.