Veda is highly qualified for the sales department head position you are recruiting for. If you ask Veda to refer colleagues in other companies to you, why might Veda decline? Select an answer: She is concerned you are asking her for referrals, and not doing your own recruiting. She is concerned the position is not as elite as you said it was. She is concerned you might hire one of her colleagues instead of her. She is concerned you might harm her relationship with them