Reference Check
Many employers check references as part of the hiring process. A reference check is when an employer contacts a job applicant’s previous employers, schools, colleges, and other sources to learn more about his or her employment history, educational background, and qualifications for a job.
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What is Reference Check?
Most employers check references as part of the hiring process. Checking references involves contacting previous employers, supervisors, schools, and so forth to verify key employment and educational information and learn more about a candidate’s background, experiences, and skills.
What Is Included in a Reference Check?
A reference check can include several steps. The employer could simply verify dates of employment and job titles and dates of attendance at college and the degree attained. An in-depth reference check will involve talking to references to gain insight into an applicant’s skills, qualifications, and abilities to do the job.
In the case of an in-depth check, your references can expect questions similar to those asked of job applicants during an interview. For example, they might be asked about the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses, best qualities, ability to cope with stress, etc.
The pros and cons of reference checks
Many experts debate the utility of reference checks. Skeptics argue that reference checks:
- Do little more than confirm the candidate you’ve already decided to hire.
- Foreclose any real opportunity to uncover “red flags,” since candidates only submit references that will sing their praises.
- Most companies and hiring managers rarely read reference checks, and many do not even perform the check themselves.
Advocates, on the other hand, insist reference checks are an important final validation, or warning, about a candidate. Moreover, reference check proponents argue that reference checks are less about acquiring a thumbs up or thumbs down vote from previous employers, and more about learning more about a candidate’s strengths and limitations in order to best support them once they are on the job.
