We encourage our clients to use technology tools to streamline their hiring process and take the guesswork out of it, especially when it comes to checking references. Reference checking provides valuable input for making a hiring decision, but it has now become a ‘check the box’ rather than a way to gain good insight about a candidate and their potential for success. Past performance and how a candidate handled certain workplace situations are exactly what hiring managers need to know about, but too often this is not what a reference check is doing anymore. That’s why we use a talent analytic solution to automate reference checking.
It eliminates the need to make phone calls, adds objective data to the process, and provides reliable information that predicts the success of the candidate in future roles. When hiring decisions need to be right, it’s critical to know if the candidate can perform the job they are applying for. Collected from peers, supervisors and customers, this type of data makes the hiring process much more reliable. You can easily identify individuals that will be better aligned with roles, stay longer in your organization, and perform better. This is all accomplished through a reference checking process that takes references less than 5 minutes to complete with 98% of results delivered within 24 hours.
