Do you enjoy a long game of phone tag or relish trying to track someone down after hours of time-consuming effort? If so, ignore this blog; but if you’re like the rest of, let’s say—the majority of people inhabiting this earth, then continue reading.

The hiring process can be lengthy in itself. There are numerous steps dealership hiring managers must take before they can actually hire a candidate. Nevertheless, there’s one step of the process that can take the longest and therefore cause headaches: performing reference checks.

Why is this and what can be done to expedite this part of the hiring process?

First of all, the traditional way of checking references is outdated, yet is still used by majority of companies worldwide. Hiring managers continue to get the bulk of work when it comes to contacting and verifying candidates’ references, and this shouldn’t be the case. Why should the manager have to track down numerous references when they do not know any of them?

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