African Perspectives

Rudi Kruger, General Manager of LexisNexis Data Services joins us to discuss the importance of reference verifications on job applications. On the show, we tackle the following: • Why is it important for employers and recruitment agencies to do reference checks • Is there a way employers can verify that what the employee is saying is true? • It has become a trend to have employees asking friends to act as references on their resume or leave out the reference of employers who could possibly damage their chances- can employers find those employers? • What are some of the disadvantages and advantages of reference checks? • realistically speaking how many candidates get reference checks? • are there specific reference check question employers should be asking? • How can employers conduct effective reference checks? • Falsifying credentials are on the rise - can reference checks curb this? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support