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Reference checks will always be a topic of discussion. As a follow-up to my previous posting on reference checking , I note the following summary from a different article, this one much shorter, on the pros and cons of reference checking.
On the negative side (and I don’t think there will be any big surprises here), a recent article made these conclusions about reference checking:
References and letters of recommendation suffer from leniency, have low reliability, and generally low criterion validity.
How about on the positive side? Well, there are some positives.
A major positive is that reference checks apparently do not create adverse impact.
Also, they help reduce fraud and negligent hiring liability.
Read here for more on the pros and cons of reference checking.
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What if the applicant’s previous boss was simply a ‘bad boss’? There’s no way the applicant would get a good reference. We don’t seem to want to acknowledge the reality of bad bosses, particularly when we ask for previous manager references. On a related note, you should read this insightful article ‘why your boss is programmed to be a dictator’ (http://www.changethis.com/19.BossDictator)