ࡱ> 3525@ bjbj22 ,XX 8 .$R6      6V@e CY9 0.xReeH>8, d$ RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY CONDUCTING A TELEPHONE PRE-EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECK PURPOSE A pre-employment reference check is intended to discover any undesirable factors in a job applicants background prior to making an employment commitment. 2. WHO CONDUCTS THE REFERENCE CHECK The search committee will be responsible for conducting a reference check using the information listed in PART II EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND REFERENCES of the job application. The search committee will conduct this check for all finalists who are forwarded to the supervisor. Additionally, the supervisor will conduct their own reference check for the finalist(s) according to these guidelines. It is entirely appropriate and recommended for the supervisor to explore additional sources who may be able to provide relevant information pertaining to the final recommended candidates. These additional sources, not available to the search committee, may be decisive in the recommendation of the supervisor. If, as a result of their reference check, the supervisor fails to recommend a finalist who is a member of a protected class, the supervisor will consult with the search committee. The vice president of the hiring division will ensure that the reference check was done fairly and consistently for all final candidates. PREPARING FOR THE TELEPHONE CALL The person(s) conducting the telephone reference should be familiar with the applicant and have the background information to do the necessary probing. Be sure to obtain permission from an applicant if you plan to call his/her present employer. We cannot jeopardize the applicants employment. WHY USE THE TELEPHONE? The ideal way to conduct such a check would be by personal visit, but since this often is not possible a telephone check is adequate. Letters or forms rarely uncover negative information. People hesitate to write comments they might give either in person or by telephone. Because of the stylized approach of form letters, the necessary information you are seeking may not be elicited. A telephone check can be guided into different avenues depending on how the reference reacts to your questions. This provides much more flexibility than does a written response. THE CALL ITSELF Call the person who had direct supervision over the applicant. Do not attempt to get reference information secondhand. For instance, do not try to get information from someone in a staff relationship (such as the Human Resources Office) unless no other staff channel is available. The Human Resources Office or the Payroll Department can verify dates of employment and termination, but they are not usually in a position to give valuable information regarding the job applicants former work habits, performance, personal habits, etc. 6/03 89STU] $ E o {whhohK hhThyzCJaJhThyz5CJaJhThTCJaJhTh5CJaJhThCJaJhThu5>*CJaJh`U5>*CJaJhTh5>*CJaJh5>*CJaJhh5>*CJaJTU] 0 2 # $ E op & F ;gdT ;-^;`-gd & F ;gdyz t^t`gd & Fgd$a$gdT ;-^;`-gdyz & F ;gdT ;^;`gdyz *&P1h:po/ =!"p#$%@@@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@D Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k(No List4@4 K Header  !4 @4 K Footer  ! TU]02#$Eop 0000p0p 000p000p0000p 00000 00000 0 0p@0Ey00{y@0My000{̯z      <  .g f  V*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplacehttp://www.5iantlavalamp.com/=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceType=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceName   U]p  Ramapo&IjFWԀZ7B`Ÿ808^8`0o(. ^`hH. pLp^p`LhH. @ @ ^@ `hH. ^`hH. L^`LhH. ^`hH. ^`hH. PLP^P`LhH.^`o( ^`hH. pLp^p`LhH. @ @ ^@ `hH. ^`hH. L^`LhH. ^`hH. ^`hH. PLP^P`LhH.^`o(. ^`hH. pLp^p`LhH. @ @ ^@ `hH. ^`hH. L^`LhH. ^`hH. ^`hH. PLP^P`LhH.&IjFW7B`        *                   K 4 @CNT`Uyz.ou@ P@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial"h+F"+F wFL L $9r4 3QH)?@CN4CONDUCTING A TELEPHONE PREEMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKRamapoRamapo   Oh+'0( 8D ` l x 5CONDUCTING A TELEPHONE PREEMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKYOND鶹Iamaama Normal.dotA鶹d3maMicrosoft Word 10.0@@,?@VO9@,E9L ՜.+,08 hp  鶹 College of New JerseyO A 5CONDUCTING A TELEPHONE PREEMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECK Title  !#$%&'()+,-./01478Root Entry FpĚ6@Data 1TableWordDocument,SummaryInformation("DocumentSummaryInformation8*CompObjjBagaaqy23kudbhchAaq5u2chNd8GĚpĚ  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q ]8O8m0|8@HP` .urn:schemas-microsoft-com:Win32LastAccessTime.urn:schemas-microsoft-com:Win32FileAttributesWed, 20 Jun 2007 14:31CONTENTS:28 GMT 00000020