Inconvenient Truths About Reference Checks - The 10 Minute Talent Rant
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#tbt to 2021 and Episode 28 \\u201cReference Checks Are Stupid\\u201d
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Sadly, our first rant on this topic didn\\u2019t change the world. Reference checks have come back in a big way.
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Our title was a bit facetious that time. Reference checks are not inherently stupid. But they\\u2019re commonly misused by damn near everyone.
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So we\\u2019re giving it another crack: What drives companies to use them? What true value can you get out of them? And where do they fall short?
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Jeff Smith and James Hornick answer these questions with the commentary you\\u2019ve come to expect in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 67 "Inconvenient Truths About Reference Checks"
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