Requesting and managing references

Collecting references through a shareable form.

Recruit lets you request and collect references for a candidate directly through the system, rather than managing them over email.

Who can do this

References are restricted to Admin and HR users. If you're a Hiring Manager or Interviewer, you won't see this feature on a candidate's profile, this is by design, not a fault, since reference handling is kept to a smaller group of users.

Requesting a reference

1. From the candidate's profile, add a referee's details.
2. Send the reference request. The referee receives a shareable link to a public reference form, they don't need a Recruit account to complete it.
3. If a reference was already received outside Recruit, for example over the phone, you can record it manually rather than sending a request.

Reviewing references

Once a referee responds, their reference is recorded against the candidate with an outcome of satisfactory or unsatisfactory, so it's clear at a glance whether it supports moving the candidate forward.