What You Can Ask

A reference check generally involves contacting applicants’ former employers, supervisors, co-workers and educators to verify previous employment and to obtain information about the individual’s knowledge, skills, abilities and character.

When checking references, a prospective employer may perform two actions. The first is to contact the reference and ask for employment verification (unless an employment verification letter was included in the job application; which isn’t common) and ask about the candidate.

Many people ask what it means if an employer does a reference check after-interview for job-seekers, and the simple answer is that they are interested in you. However, it does not necessarily mean anything more than that, so don’t start to get your hopes up too much, too soon.

With our confidential reference check service, your confidentiality is assured because a reference is not informed of the source requesting information. Our clients include direct hiring companies and professional recruiters, so typically a reference we’re checking will assume that one of these sources is our client.

• The candidate’s dates of employment.
• The candidate’s job title.
• The candidate’s salary and duties performed.

If your experience goes well and you are selected as a potential candidate for the job, the next step is to offer you the job. Typically you only get a job offer after reference check, they need to confirm the experience and references you provided in you resume.

Here are some of the questions you should avoid when checking references in the US:

• “Does The Applicant Have Any Children?” It is illegal for hiring managers to ask about relationship status before hiring.
• “What Is The Applicant’s Religious Affiliation?”
• “How Old Is The Applicant?”
• What Should You Ask?

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