FINALLY! CANDID, TIMELY REFERENCE CHECKS

Reference checking has become an increasingly time intensive, costly step in the hiring process, with marginal results. It can take multiple phone calls to contact a reference only to find that dates of employment and position held are the only information provided. And even if the person is willing to go beyond this basic data, the feedback is often less than forthright. Yet, references remain one of the few avenues for gaining a realistic view of how well a candidate will perform on the job and fit into your organization.

The challenge of getting candid, objective feedback about candidates' job skills and work behaviors is being solved by Tru-View, an easy-to-use online tool. Tru-View not only verifies previous employment, but also goes deeper, assessing the skills and behaviors critical to job success.

Using a competency-based questionnaire that is customized to the job, Tru-View collects ratings from the candidate and a minimum of three references. Within 72 hours of initiating the process, a report is delivered showing the average of the reference's ratings compared with the candidate's ratings.

By combining ratings, the responses of individual references are kept confidential, which encourages objective, candid feedback. And because it's web-based, anyone can complete an assessment anytime - from any location around the world.

Best of all, Tru-View is easy to use, as shown in the illustration below. All the recruiter needs to do is to add the candidate to the system. From that simple starting point everything happens automatically. The system generates emails to alert the applicant to add references and perform a self-assessment. The references are invited to participate, and then the system compiles the results and issues an easy to read report that highlights the candidate's strengths and areas for development.

To obtain more information about how to begin experiencing the value of Tru-View or to request a sample Tru-View report, please email us at info@humanr.com or call us using the toll free number at the top of this page.