Reference checks should be initiated for all final candidates prior to recommending a candidate for the position. Obtain several professional references for each candidate under serious consideration.

HiPeople, an HR tech startup based in Berlin that wants to automate the reference checking process, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Mattias Ljungman’s Moonfire, with ...

Reference checking is a personnel selection procedure that is widely used across the world. In reference checking, potential employers request information from informants who have previously worked ...

In my course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, students frequently ask case guests: What is the most important thing you do as a leader? The response is always the same: hiring and ...

WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cangrade, the AI candidate screening platform, today announced the launch of Jules AI Copilot Reference Check, a reference intelligence platform ...

References can be divided into two main categories by purpose: academic and professional. An academic reference is typically a formal letter of recommendation for an academic job, a scholarship, or a ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--We’ve all been told if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it. But according to a new survey of professionals by Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), that advice, at least ...

QUESTION: When hiring, do you think it is useful to check references? ANSWER: We do think that checking references is a critical step in the hiring process. However, it's important to be savvy when ...

Getting to reference-checking stage of the interview process is exciting. You are so close to landing the job you can almost smell it! But if you want the process to go smoothly and quickly, you need ...

Questions are being asked about how much more financial resource will be demanded of small financial planning groups to accommodate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) ...

People providing general advice or in management and board positions should be subject to just the same reference checking as financial advisers, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA).