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A few weeks ago, I posted a question on LinkedIn that stirred the pot. If you’re a candidate, how would you feel if a company called someone you didn’t list as a reference? The reaction wasn’t one-sided. A hundred+ comments later, what I walked away with wasn’t a clean answer. It was a much more layered conversation about trust, ethics, …
“Would you hire this person again?” When conducting a reference check, how often will the reference on the other end say “no” to this question? It’s a situation that plays out over and over again- and, in reality, offers no value. References rarely break a job offer. Let’s be honest: Anyone with basic common sense is only going to provide …
