Reference Checking Services | Reference Verification

Reference verification serves as a vital component of the employment screening process. Professional reference verification — conducted by phone or in writing via email — helps you confirm important employment details about job candidates.

During an employee reference check, a professional interviewer can verify employment with a specific company, as well as the dates of employment. Positions held, eligibility for re-hire and reasons for separation from the company may also be verified during a reference interview.

In some instances, a specialty reference check may be warranted, such as a DOT Prior Employment Verification. This is a combination of a past employment verification and a personal reference check that is required for transportation companies that are regulated to comply with DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.25.

Benefits of Verifying Employee References

Employment reference checks add information about a candidate’s work ethic and character traits to your employment verification process. Professional and personal references offer a more subjective look at a candidate to help you confirm personal qualities. Is the candidate hardworking, honest, reliable, a team player? Is this someone with whom you want to work? Is he or she a good fit with your group?

By working with a qualified reference checking service, you implement an additional method for verifying the integrity of your job applicants, and you gain information beyond what candidates provide in their resumes.

Key information you may learn from standard employment reference checking services include:

Level of interpersonal and social skills
Primary motivating factors
Quality of working relationships

Choosing a Reference Checking Service

Global Verification Network uses modern communication methodologies to streamline the reference gathering and checking process. Our QuikVerify email verification system offers a seamless user experience. All reference requests are customized with client-specific questions that are emailed directly to the reference. The Global Verification Network screening system then gathers and reports results in a timely manner.

Our professional reference checking services provide more in-depth information about the applicant than you get from traditional interviews and employment checks. We contact background check references, such as former supervisors, co-workers and colleagues to round out your employment screening process.

While we customize our questions to meet your needs, examples of questions that we typically ask may include:

How long have you known the applicant?
In what capacity do you know the applicant?
What is your overall opinion of this person?
What are the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses?
Does the applicant exhibit good moral character?
What is the applicant’s work style?
Is the applicant a team player?
Can you depend on the applicant?
Does the applicant have a good work ethic?
Would you choose to work with this applicant again?

Work With a Reputable Reference Verification Service

Reference check companies (also known as Consumer Reporting Agencies or CRAs) can help make your employment screening process more thorough. By conducting a pre-employment reference check, you take an important step toward verifying details that may not be available through other methods.

Professional Reference Checking Services

Benefits of Verifying Employee References

Choosing a Reference Checking Service

Work With a Reputable Reference Verification Service

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