Everything You Wanted to Know About Reference Checking And Didn’t Know Where to Ask
Ever had a question about reference checking?
A free document provided by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, provides a plethora of information about the complex task of checking references.
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Topics included in this 55-page pdf file include:
- Costs and risks of reference checking;
- Benefits of reference checking; and
- Of particularly great importance, a set of “best practices” in reference checking.
Although the focus is on reference checking in the Federal employment context, there is much valuable information on relevant legal concepts, such as “negligent referral,” and defamation of applicants.
Suggestions are also provided for the reference provider, which forms another valuable part of this document.
Whether you are an experienced reference checker who wants to make sure you are doing the right thing, or the person in charge of developing a reference checking policy in your organization, I highly recommend you examine this FREE guidebook to reference checking, which you can find here.
