Sign Reference Checking Form

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in this short video I'm going to give you four tips that will help you make the most of a reference checking phone call after you interview candidates for a job and narrow down your selection you want to take the right steps to hiring the right employee and this includes completing background checks now remembering these four tips that I'm going to give you will help you confirm whether or not a particular person is a good fit for your organization tip number one when doing reference checks what I want you to do is ask the right questions now there's a there are specific questions you should ask when reference checking these include things like what type of business organization did the candidate previously work for what were their responsibilities what were their reasons for leaving also what were their strengths and greatest achievements what were their weaknesses do you think the individual is a suitable candidate for the job we're hiring them for what would you do if they had an opportunity to be rehired by your organization would you take them back do you have any additional comments that you'd like to share with us about this employee this is a basic list of topics you should cover when doing background checks make sure to explore any opportunity of the former employer provides tasks further detailed questions now you don't necessarily have to stick to only these questions rather try to take every opportunity to learn what the reference has to say about your candidate be sure to pause and allow time for the reference to expand on their answers don't rush through the reference checking questions if you allow the reference to take their time answering you will gain more insights during the background checking process tip number two what I want you to do is ask your reference checking questions thinking about how the reference describes the candidate in their previous position and compare it to how the candidate will fit into your organization it's important to remember that your position may not be identical to previous positions the employee fill bearing this in mind to the previous employers opinion remembering to note the differences between the jobs listen to what they're saying evaluating the comments and making comparisons to what the employee will actually be doing in their new position for example perhaps the reference said the candidate was excellent with computers but not so good at dealing with the public and they also prefer to work alone rather than a team environment if you're hiring the candidate for a position that requires strong computer skills and does not require them to deal with the public then use the remainder of the phone call to concentrate and explore their strengths with computers don't focus on the weaknesses with people because that's not relevant to your position tip number three when doing reference checks it's important to listen to what's being said by the...