Who it is for. An employer who wants references from people the candidate chooses, beside the background check.
Reference checks are free. They do not use a credit. ScreenForge Labs prepares an investigative consumer report from those interviews. The result is the answers. There is no score, ranking, or summary. The answers stay on the candidate page and off the employment report.
- An owner or admin opens Settings, then References and accepts the reference terms.
- Set how many people to ask (1 to 5), whether one must be a manager, whether references confirm identity, whether a short video is offered, and how many days the request stays open (7 to 30).
- On the candidate page, choose Request references. See how to send the request.
A viewer sees status only
Each finished reference shows an identity summary. That line is ID verified · name on ID matches, ID verified · name on ID differs from what the candidate entered, Identity not verified, or Identity check off. A skipped or unfinished identity check still lets the person answer. The reference does not keep a date of birth, a document number, or an image of an identity document.
The hiring board shows Refs with how many are in. That badge does not move the stage and does not mark anyone hired. If a reference contributes to a decision not to hire, an owner or admin can choose Start adverse action on the candidate page once a reference is completed. The pre-adverse notice includes the answers and names ScreenForge Labs. After the waiting period, the same page can send the final notice.
Status can arrive by webhook as ids and a status only. Names, contact details, and answers stay in PreHireBadge. Reference tools for an AI assistant are not available yet. The questions start with the General set, and you can add a short set for the kind of work. A person who receives the link can read what a reference sees.