reference checks
Verifying past performance
Reference checks are inquiries made to verify a job candidate's background, qualifications, and character by contacting former employers, colleagues, or other sources.
Typically conducted late in the hiring process, they confirm employment history, assess work performance, and uncover potential concerns: We can't extend an offer until we complete reference checks.
The process may also verify credentials like degrees or certifications.
- background checksInvestigation of someone's past
- work historyLog of past employment
- callContact by phone
- technical skillsMeasurable job-specific abilities
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
privacy laws · reliability · honesty · job titles · interviews · hiring manager · trustworthy · work ethic · former · vouch · glowing review · off the record · red flags · consent forms · supervisor · onboarding · verification · job candidate
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
- HRhiring, human resources, recruiting, HR, onboarding
- Hiring Checksbackground checks, screening, identity verification, drug screening, employment verification
- property managementproperty manager, landlord, landlords, tenant, tenants
- background checkscriminal record, criminal records, employment verification, drug test, drug testing
- HR softwareATS, payroll software, applicant tracking, performance management, talent management
reference checksinterview
Formal questioning session
job interview · work sample · trial period · audition · self-presentation
reference checksblind trust
Complete unquestioning confidence
taking at face value · rubber-stamping · benefit of the doubt · gut feeling · snap judgment