Reference checks
Overseas reference checks: how to confirm a referee you cannot meet in person
How to run an overseas reference check: get consent, confirm the referee and company yourself, plan calls across time zones and ask questions that work.
Employers
Small businesses and hiring managers rarely have an HR team to run checks for them. They need plain, practical steps they can use between other jobs.
These articles are written for employers: how to verify experience and qualifications, run reference checks, spot CV fraud fairly, test skills, compare candidates and handle candidate information carefully. Country articles describe general practice and link official pages where the law matters.
Spotting fake experience and CV fraud
A fake experience letter can look better than a real one. Here is what to check on the page itself
A fake experience letter can look better than a real one. Here is what hiring managers can check on the letterhead, dates and signature before they trust it.
Fake experience
Fake work experience on a CV: 8 warning signs to question before you make an offer
Fake work experience on a CV can cost you a bad hire. Here are 8 warning signs, the honest explanations and a fair question to ask for each.
Reference checks
Hiring a tradesperson? Here are reference check questions that actually test the work
Most reference checks only confirm dates. Here are specific questions that show whether a tradesperson's skills, independence and safety record match their CV.
Hiring tradespeople
Hiring a tradesperson? 5 checks that show whether their experience is real
Verify tradesperson experience before a bad hire costs you: 5 checks covering licences, supervisors, work evidence, interview questions and a trade test.