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2025-08-30 8 min read

The Reference Checking Quality Crisis: Why Most Organizations Get Limited Value Despite Universal Adoption

Analysis of industry data reveals widespread dysfunction in reference checking processes across North American organizations.

While reference checking enjoys near-universal adoption among employers, our analysis of industry dysfunction indicators reveals significant quality gaps in how organizations extract meaningful insights from the process.

Reference CheckingIndustry ResearchHiring Efficiency
By Julien Gagnier
2025-08-21 7 min read

AI Reference Checking: Lessons from 70,000 Candidate Study

University of Chicago study shows AI beats humans in job interviews by 12%. Learn how this groundbreaking research validates automated reference checking.

Researchers from University of Chicago and Erasmus University tracked 70,000 real job applicants. The results will transform how you think about AI in recruitment.

AI ResearchReference CheckingIndustry News
By Julien Gagnier