Entering referees yourself
How to enter a candidate's referees yourself when you raise a reference check, the details you need for each, and what the candidate can still do.
When you raise a check, you can choose to enter the referees yourself instead of leaving it to the candidate.
How it works
Select I'll enter them when raising the check. For each referee, you'll need:
- Full name
- Work email
- Company
- Their job title
- Reference type — professional, academic or personal
- Relationship to the candidate
Reference type decides which of the five checks we run on that referee, and it changes the relationships on offer: a professional reference lists line manager, manager, HR, colleague, client and other; an academic one lists tutor and other; a personal one lists friend or acquaintance, and other. See Reference types.
The candidate still needs to consent before any referee is contacted. Entering referees yourself does not skip the consent step.
What the candidate can do
You can control how much the candidate can change:
| Permission | What the candidate can do |
|---|---|
| View only | See the referees, consent or decline. Cannot change, replace or add. If they say a referee isn't the right person, we record the dispute and tell you. |
| Edit or replace | Edit details or replace a referee. |
| Edit, replace or add | Edit, replace or add referees up to the required number. |
The default is Edit or replace.
Creating a reference check
How to raise a reference check in PreHire: what you need before you start, the reminder schedule, the closing date and what happens next.
Tracking checks
How to follow your reference checks from the dashboard: check statuses, the check detail page, referee statuses and replacing a referee yourself.