Chapter 6Conduct Due Diligence ofFinal Candidates
Background and reference checking will validate or nullify facts and impressions you have gathered during your interviews. If you are thorough and ask the right questions, going through this essential exercise will also bring to light new facts or experiences about a candidate. It is a way to clarify, verify, and add data to your decision making. Further, employment decisions can be legally challenged, so your best defense is to show that a reasonable and informed decision was made, including reference and background checks.
Reference checks are interviews with people such as past supervisors, ...
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