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A wealth manager recently claimed that reference checks are actually more important than interviews. Here's the truth.

The information to be covered in making reference checks will be standardised to a list of mandated matters specified by the MAS. The lookback period will be a minimum of five years.

Duke University will soon start working on developing a faculty hiring policy to ensure that the reference check process includes disclosures from candidates of any prior or on-going investigations ...

It’s critical to do reference checks with those who are not just above a candidate in the organization chart, but also beside and below them.

How valid are traditional reference checks? Not very. But making them structured improves both how well they predict applicant performance and fit and reduces bias.

If the employer views reference checking on a job candidate's resume as worth doing at all, then it is worth doing well.