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7 Tips for Conducting a Proper Reference Check

RecruitLoop

It’s frightening to think of the number of people who will actually make a hire without even carrying out any reference checks at all. This can become a very costly exercise indeed.

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Do you really know how to reference check?

Social Talent

Do you really understand the purpose of a reference check? The reason you are completing a reference check is to confirm the information you already have. What a reference check is not: A chance to convince you you’re making the right decision. Be confident in your decision before you make that reference call.

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New way of doing reference checks

Stories Incorporated

co-founder Lauryn suggests a new way of doing reference checks that sets a new hire up for success. Are reference checks dead? Stop treating them as a “gotcha” exercise, or a chance to poke holes in the candidate’s story. Of course, you can offer reverse reference checks to the candidate on their hiring manager!).

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The Farce of Verbal Reference Checking

The Whiteboard

This was really brought home to me earlier this week when someone in my team shared this with me from Fiverr.com: Aside from the alarmingly bellicose company logo, the fact this service exists, is seemingly legally sound, and openly offers to provide a reference covering: Employment (as your actual employer or existing employer).

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A List of Questions You Should Ask When Contacting References

Contract Recruiter

Many people are used to adding references to their resumes, and those references are never contacted. Entry-level jobs are notorious for this, which is why so often references are either simply friends and family or left out entirely and “available upon request.” What You Can’t Ask. ” – Checkster.

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The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Reference Checking

Social Talent

For recruiters, this, more often than not, tends to be reference checking. Now, you could go down the technological route and invest in some web-based reference checking systems, like SkillSurvey , Checkster or Chequed , which use behavioural science and analytics to assess candidates, or you could stick with the traditional route.

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How Recruitment Fraud is affecting the UK Job Market

Hireserve

Job seekers should exercise caution when responding to job ads and be wary of offers that seem too good to be true or ask for an unusual level of personal details. Combining qualification checks alongside criminal record checks can give your hiring team the most comprehensive background on a candidate.