A report conducted by the University of Manchester (UK) found that candidates who had references were the third highest correlation to success of all possible approaches when evaluating a candidate. They twice as highly correlated to traditional, unstructured methods like interviews, education, or general training. This is surprising for many people, especially since in the
The Do’s and Don’ts to Nail Employment References
One of the power hitters during the hiring process which every job applicant should not downplay is employment references. Employers typically check an employment reference of prospective employees to validate their resume details and claims to help them gauge whether or not the candidate is a good fit for the job and overall, the company.
Employment Referencing: Are Your Referees Unavailable?
Having employment references available is key to getting any job in this day and age. This is still despite the fact that western society has made giving references more and more difficult for individuals. That being said, employment referencing may be even more difficult mainly due to the nature of the nature of the reference
Employment References For The Self-Employed
Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to get more clients or maybe you are looking to get hired back as an employee, references for self-employed can be tricky. If you’ve been in the self-employed business for years, chances are you can’t rely on your previous referees. Either they wouldn’t have any accurate information of your
The Difference Between A Background Check And An Online Employment Reference Check
Have you recently made the employer’s short-list before or are one of the final or even chosen applicant for a position? If that’s the case, one thing an employer might do before reaching the final decision is perform a background check. Background checks are wildly different from an online employment reference check. For one, the
Check Employment Reference: Things To Consider & Questions To Ask
Check Employment Reference: Things To Consider & Questions To Ask With more and more people lying on their resume, hastily hiring someone can cost a lot for businesses long-term. There’s finding replacements, retraining and so much more. There is some good news behind all of this though and that comes with asking questions. By asking
How To Get Quality Employment References
In this day and age, every employer will be requesting employment references. This is typically asked when a company is serious about hiring you. As a result, it’s important for you to prepare a list with employment references, maybe even getting letters of reference as well. With this in mind, you want to be planning
Why You Need to Use RefNow
We can all agree that hiring can be a tiring process. Applications must be seen, reviewed, interviews scheduled, and if a person makes it that far, references must be checked. This means endless calling, emails, meetings and more just to see if your potential worker is worth hiring. Time and effort are lost in this
How to reference candidates in 2018
Verifying an Employment Reference There are a number of ways to collect references from candidates and they have proven to pass the test of time. Although did they pass the test of ‘saving your time’? We all have limited time nowadays as we go about our busy lives, buying decaf mochas, as we make our
What is RefNow and why HR managers need to know about it
The way HR teams collect employment references hasn’t changed in a long time. RefNow aims to change that. RefNow is an online employment referencing platform that allows you to request a candidates reference in 30 seconds. What’s wrong with just sending an email? Almost every reference request nowadays is sent via email with an attached