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Measure What Matters: Culture, Values & Soft Skills

Don't just check dates of employment. Use the reference check to understand how a candidate will collaborate, lead, and grow within your unique organizational culture.

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The "Bad Hire" Hidden Cost

Most hires fail due to soft skills and culture mismatch, not technical incompetence

Culture Mismatch

A candidate can look perfect on paper but be toxic to your team dynamic. Standard phone checks often miss these behavioral red flags.

Retention Risk

Understanding a candidate's management needs and motivators *before* they start is key to keeping them long-term.

Biased Feedback

"Chatty" reference calls are prone to affinity bias. You need structured data to ensure you are hiring diverse teams based on capability and values.

Onboarding Blind Spots

Managers often discover a new hire's weaknesses 3 months in. Reference checks should provide the "user manual" for managing the new employee from Day 1.

Data-Driven People Decisions

Assess Soft Skills Scientifically

Use rating scales and behavioral questions to quantify attributes like resilience, adaptability, and emotional intelligence. Compare candidates apples-to-apples.

Quantitative rating scales (1-10)
Specific behavioral examples
Identify coaching needs early

Soft Skills Matrix

Communication
Adaptability
Teamwork
Initiative

The "New Hire" User Manual

Equip the hiring manager with insights to succeed:

• "Best way to give feedback to this person?"
• "What motivates them most?"
• "Areas for development in first 90 days?"
• "Preferred management style?"

Onboarding Acceleration

Use reference feedback to tailor the onboarding experience. Address development areas from the first week and pair them with the right mentors based on verified strengths.

Data-driven onboarding plans
Understand management needs
Improve new hire retention

Build Better Teams, One Hire at a Time

Empower your People & Culture team with the data they need to drive organizational success. Start using Verify Ref today.

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