What are one or more surprising things you learned from reference checks? You seem enthusiastic about them, which makes me think you probably learned a few things through them that you hadn’t seen in the rest of the process.
Also, did any reference checks change whether or not you decided to hire a candidate?
Reference checks can mimic a longer trial which allow you to learn much more about somebody’s behavior and performance in a regular work context. This depends on references being honest and willing to share potential weaknesses of candidates as well. We thought the EA community was very exemplary in this regard.
No reference checks was decisive. I’d imagine this would only be the case for major red flags. Still, they informed our understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses.
We think they’re great because they’re very cost-effective, and can highlight potential areas of improvement and issues to further investigate in a trial.
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What are one or more surprising things you learned from reference checks? You seem enthusiastic about them, which makes me think you probably learned a few things through them that you hadn’t seen in the rest of the process.
Also, did any reference checks change whether or not you decided to hire a candidate?
Reference checks can mimic a longer trial which allow you to learn much more about somebody’s behavior and performance in a regular work context. This depends on references being honest and willing to share potential weaknesses of candidates as well. We thought the EA community was very exemplary in this regard.
No reference checks was decisive. I’d imagine this would only be the case for major red flags. Still, they informed our understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses.
We think they’re great because they’re very cost-effective, and can highlight potential areas of improvement and issues to further investigate in a trial.