What Job Recruiters Can (And Can’t) Ask You
When references really matter
Sometimes an applicant gets to the point in the recruitment process when an offer has been made, and their employment is just contingent on them passing a background check. At that point, if the hiring party finds something in their background check that was not disclosed, and pertains to a previous job, the hiring party can call the appropriate parties at the previous company and ask about the incident. That is a time when they may call a reference the applicant didn’t list.