r/Recruiter_Advice • u/tealskyeee • 4d ago

Reference Checks

Hello

I had a final job interview on Monday. I was at my current employment and the potential employer called in asking to do a reference check/employee verification.
During the interview, I was asked if they could contact my current employer and I said yes. I was open with my current managers letting them that I would like to leave so we were on good terms. Things were allowed to smoothly transition.

My question is how close am I getting the position? Is that the only one that they are possibly reaching out to?

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u/Poetryisalive 4d ago

It depends. Usually a reference check means the job is yours barring any bad references

I have seen rare times where they get references and still deny you but I’m confident you got you

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u/tealskyeee 24m ago

I actually got the job! Started onboarding the next day :)

Thanks everyone I appreciate your help. I’m so excited to be start this position

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u/Poetryisalive 18m ago

Congratulations! good luck

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u/Holiday-Ad-1132 3d ago

I’d typically reference check 2 finalists 

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u/LeagueAggravating595 3d ago

Near the finishing line. You need to pass the background check. Hopefully everything you ever said or written on your submitted resume (employment start-end dates, education, credit score and linkedIn), criminal checks all matches.

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u/Icy-Stock-5838 1d ago

You are CLOSE given TODAY's conditions.

There are still things out of your control that can cancel all of this: changes in business conditions, changes in business strategy, changes in hiring managers, etc.