REFERENCE CHECKS
Companies have been doing reference checking for decades. Who'd have thought, all this time - there's a better way!
Net Reference™ Reference Checks
You know the routine. You go through it almost every day! You're down to the top five candidates for a position, and you begin to call their references. On those rare occasions when you're not playing "telephone tag," but rather get through to the reference quickly, you nearly always get a glowing review.
It's called the "halo effect," and simply put: candidate references don't like to offer tough criticism in direct conversation with a recruiter. By the time you're through checking three references each, on five finalists, you're wondering how much of this feedback you can trust. Have you just wasted half a day chasing down references that haven't brought much useful information to your decision-making process? There just has to be a better way! There is.
Net Reference takes the risk and uncertainty out of hiring decisions by providing accurate, candid and relevant information about job candidates, gathered from the ultimate source: the people who have worked most closely with the candidate in the past. Using the web-enabled Net Reference process, recruiters are able to increase their productivity on a daily basis by eliminating the need to make reference check phone calls, which can consume 30 to 60 minutes per candidate, while raising the quality of information received from references.
Net Reference uses a web-based process that makes it easy for references to respond quickly and candidly to specific, skills-based questions about a candidate's job performance and behaviors. Then it analyzes this data and delivers comprehensive reports making it easy for you to make the right hiring decision.
How does Net Reference compare to traditional telephone-based referencing? Consider:
With Net Reference™ |
Via Phone |
|
Consistent Process |
Yes |
? |
Fully Documented Process |
Yes |
? |
Targeted Skills-based Questions |
Yes |
? |
Candid, Confidential Process |
Yes |
? |
Average Turnaround |
1 to 2 days |
3 to 7 days |
Total Recruiter Time per Candidate |
5 minutes |
30 – 60 minutes |
References Contacted |
4 to 7 |
2 or 3 |
References Responding |
75% |
30% to 50% |
Skills Evaluated |
12 to 25 |
8 to 10 |
Information Value to Hiring Decisions |
High |
Low |
24/7 Availability |
Yes |
No |
Impact of "Halo Effect" |
Low |
High |
Opportunity for Reference Fraud |
Low |
High |
Telephone Reference Checks
Not ready to automate your reference checks? We can simplify your employment reference check process by performing telephone reference interviews. Many employers fail to adequately interview an applicant's references. Our script of standard questions provides relevant information about a candidate's job performance and areas for improvement. We adhere to strict callback guidelines so references are never called once and forgotten. Custom questions can be developed to meet your specific employment reference check needs.
Once the phone calls have been completed, detailed reference responses are available to you in an easy-to-read report which you retrieve online anytime.
