Along with job applications, résumés, and interviews, a reference check is one of the most common parts of the hiring process. It remains the one piece of information that is not provided by the applicants themselves, alleviating some of the problems with information that is provided by the applicants — faking, embellishment, and omissions of previous work or other related experience.
The 20 Most Common Things That Come Up During Reference Checks
Based on data from 3.2 million job candidates.
August 04, 2016
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