Reference Checking
Send reference requests to candidates, collect structured referee feedback, and review star-rated competencies side by side with consistency and email-domain flags — all without leaving your hiring pipeline.
Key Features
Request References in One Click
Send a reference request to any non-rejected candidate, individually or in bulk. Edit the email, personalise it with the candidate's name, and set a 3, 7, 14, or 30-day deadline.
Candidate-Submitted Referees
Candidates sign in and submit up to five referees with role, company, relationship, and how long they worked together.
Structured Referee Forms
Each referee gets a short, confidential form: six star-rated competencies — overall, communication, teamwork, reliability, leadership, and technical — plus strengths, growth areas, and a would-work-again signal.
Consistency Flags
Kaairo compares what the candidate claimed against what the referee confirmed for relationship and tenure, and flags mismatches for your review.
Email-Domain Signals
Referee emails are checked against the stated employer; free-provider and mismatched-domain addresses are flagged so you know which references to weight.
Automated or Manual Mode
Let Kaairo email the structured form automatically, or switch a referee to manual and log your own call outcome, impression, and notes.
From request to reviewed feedback
A structured reference flow that lives next to every candidate — not a separate tool or inbox.
Request
Send a reference request to a candidate — one at a time or in bulk from the candidate list. Edit the email, personalise it, and set a deadline.
Candidate adds referees
The candidate signs in and submits up to five referees, with role, company, relationship, and how long they worked together.
Referees give structured feedback
Each referee fills a short, confidential form — six star-rated competencies, strengths, growth areas, and a would-work-again signal.
Review with flags
See referee ratings side by side, with consistency and email-domain flags surfaced for review. Switch any referee to manual mode to log your own call.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a background check?
No. Reference Checking collects structured feedback from the referees a candidate provides — it does not perform identity, criminal, credit, education, or employment-record verification.
How many referees can a candidate submit?
Up to five. After you send a request, the candidate signs in and adds each referee's name, email, role, company, relationship, and how long they worked together.
Can I send reference requests in bulk?
Yes. Select multiple candidates from the candidate list and send reference requests in one action. Requests can go to any candidate who hasn't been rejected.
Are referee responses scored by AI?
No. Referee ratings and written feedback are stored and displayed exactly as submitted. The consistency and email-domain flags are deterministic checks — comparing the candidate's claims against the referee's answers and the referee's email against the stated employer — not AI scoring.
Ready to add structured references to your pipeline?
Collect referee feedback that's comparable, flagged for consistency, and stored alongside every candidate.
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