Has reference-checking become a check-the-box item? Best answer wins a Nexus 7! - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T11:29:53Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/has-reference-checking-become-a-check-the-box-item-best-answer-wi?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1654187&feed=yes&xn_auth=no"His Parole Officer is probab…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-02-12:502551:Comment:16629222013-02-12T00:08:47.982ZDaniel A Healy IVhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DanielAHealyIV
<p>"His Parole Officer is probably better suited to handle that question."</p>
<p>"His Parole Officer is probably better suited to handle that question."</p> Melanie and Travis...those ar…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-02-11:502551:Comment:16626862013-02-11T21:54:38.181ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>Melanie and Travis...those are two of the funniest i have ever heard.</p>
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<p>Melanie and Travis...those are two of the funniest i have ever heard.</p>
<p> </p> "She's my sister, and even I…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-02-11:502551:Comment:16623872013-02-11T15:21:51.088ZMellanie Rittenourhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MellanieRittenour
<p>"She's my sister, and even I wouldn't hire her."</p>
<p>"She's my sister, and even I wouldn't hire her."</p> Called a reference for a soft…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-02-05:502551:Comment:16608112013-02-05T20:01:14.505ZTravis@nexusITgroup.comhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/TravisnexusITgroupcom
<p>Called a reference for a software engineer. Great reference. At the end of the reference I asked if he had any additional comments about Jack. He said, "have you met Jack face to face before?". I said no. He said "I would highly recommending meeting him face-to-face as Jack likes to cross dress and goes by Jackie from time to time". Sure enough he was right.</p>
<p>Called a reference for a software engineer. Great reference. At the end of the reference I asked if he had any additional comments about Jack. He said, "have you met Jack face to face before?". I said no. He said "I would highly recommending meeting him face-to-face as Jack likes to cross dress and goes by Jackie from time to time". Sure enough he was right.</p> Oh, So, Ms. XYZ is looking an…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-02-05:502551:Comment:16608072013-02-05T19:55:41.364ZSuzanne Levisonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SuzanneLevison
<p>Oh, So, Ms. XYZ is looking and in the job market? We'd love to have her back.</p>
<p>Oh, So, Ms. XYZ is looking and in the job market? We'd love to have her back.</p> That's a good one!!
Ami Wils…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-31:502551:Comment:16583612013-01-31T16:27:40.179ZMikehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Mike198
<p>That's a good one!!</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Ami Wilson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/has-reference-checking-become-a-check-the-box-item-best-answer-wi#502551Comment1654286"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>My favorite was a former boss who told me all about the guys family background, bad mouthed him and told me all kinds of bad things he'd done when he worked for him, shouldn't hire him, we'd regret it. Went on and on but then he said "At…</p>
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<p>That's a good one!!</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Ami Wilson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/has-reference-checking-become-a-check-the-box-item-best-answer-wi#502551Comment1654286"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>My favorite was a former boss who told me all about the guys family background, bad mouthed him and told me all kinds of bad things he'd done when he worked for him, shouldn't hire him, we'd regret it. Went on and on but then he said "At least if it's the Jeff I'm thinking about... if it's the other Jeff then you should hire him, he was a great guy. I have trouble remembering which one is which. Was this guy blonde?"</p>
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</blockquote> Funniest reference-checking c…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-30:502551:Comment:16578882013-01-30T20:25:47.277ZChristopher Perezhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChristopherPerez
<p>Funniest reference-checking call I ever participated in was when I was the reference being called. It caught me off-guard because my name had been given to the caller by one of my employees. She had not told me or anyone else that she was looking for a job, but she put her current boss (me) down as her reference? Read that twice if necessary.</p>
<p>Naturally I invited her into my office for a gentle schooling in the art of looking for a new job while staying under the radar. Although she…</p>
<p>Funniest reference-checking call I ever participated in was when I was the reference being called. It caught me off-guard because my name had been given to the caller by one of my employees. She had not told me or anyone else that she was looking for a job, but she put her current boss (me) down as her reference? Read that twice if necessary.</p>
<p>Naturally I invited her into my office for a gentle schooling in the art of looking for a new job while staying under the radar. Although she was mortified at first, I wasn't angry and soon had her laughing. We discussed the things that weren't working for her and we both learned from the chat. She wasn't a bad staffer (not a rockstar either) so I told her that if her mind was made up, I would give her a positive recommendation and we'd part as friends. Life's too short.</p>
<p>For the record, in all my years managing people, I never tried to talk a person out of resigning. This was way before I read all of the blog posts about the perils of the counteroffer. Hell, this was before blogs were even invented.</p> Past employer:
"Oh, yea... sh…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-30:502551:Comment:16581232013-01-30T18:55:25.151ZNick Lagoshttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Nicklagos
<p>Past employer:</p>
<p>"Oh, yea... she's great!!! Go-To-Person on so many levels.... ahh.. she still works here... doesn't she???"</p>
<p>Past employer:</p>
<p>"Oh, yea... she's great!!! Go-To-Person on so many levels.... ahh.. she still works here... doesn't she???"</p> My favorite of all:
"This is…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-30:502551:Comment:16578772013-01-30T18:37:45.801ZDavid Beattyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DavidBeatty
<p>My favorite of all:</p>
<p>"This is an absolutely wonderful company to work for and I never want to leave here. I just do not understand why John chose to go somewhere else? Is he nuts?"</p>
<p>My favorite of all:</p>
<p>"This is an absolutely wonderful company to work for and I never want to leave here. I just do not understand why John chose to go somewhere else? Is he nuts?"</p> Most candidates are typically…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-30:502551:Comment:16579042013-01-30T14:01:33.139ZKeith Goodwinhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/KeithGoodwin591
<p>Most candidates are typically 'awesome'... but my favorite forms of feedback go something like this:</p>
<p>1) "Yes, Bob is a terrific and smart worker, but can you also find ME a job as well?" or, better yet...</p>
<p>2) "We hate to see Bob go, but can you help replace him quickly?"</p>
<p>Most candidates are typically 'awesome'... but my favorite forms of feedback go something like this:</p>
<p>1) "Yes, Bob is a terrific and smart worker, but can you also find ME a job as well?" or, better yet...</p>
<p>2) "We hate to see Bob go, but can you help replace him quickly?"</p>