Reference Checks Are Stupid - The 10 Minute Talent Rant
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Anyone can get 3 people to say something nice about them. So what are we really expecting to find out with the good old fashioned reference check?
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It\'s perhaps the biggest example of \\u201cwe\\u2019ve always done it this way\\u201d pointlessness in hiring.
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And don\\u2019t get us started on \\u201cbackdoor\\u201d reference checks. (Asking someone the job seeker didn\\u2019t provide, behind their back). Actually, we\\u2019ll go there too. More garbage.
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Jeff Smith and James Hornick will tear down the pointlessness in\\xa0 The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Reference Checks Are Stupid"
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