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Pick Up The Phone: Did We Break Reference Checking?
What if reference checking isn’t broken… but the way we’ve automated it is?
In Episode 2 of 30 Days. 30 Episodes. One Mission., Edan takes a fresh look at one of the oldest parts of the recruitment process: the humble reference check.
As part of his Movember series, Edan spent time with Will McPhee getting under the bonnet of Referenced, a platform built around a surprisingly simple idea: use technology to make it easier to pick up the phone and have a proper human conversation.
The episode explores what gets lost when references become generic forms and tick-box exercises, why the follow-up…
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