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What your references see

A private link asks a reference to confirm who they are, answer questions about the candidate, and optionally record a short video. They can decline.

Updated 10 of 10 in For candidates

Who it is for.Someone an employer's candidate named as a reference.

The email names the candidate and the company. It does not include a report. The link is private. You do not create an account.

  1. Open the link. You see the candidate, the company, the job, and how the candidate described your relationship.
  2. Choose Start, or I don't want to be a reference. Decline reasons are "I don't know this person," "I'd rather not," and "Company policy."
  3. Agree to the short consent, then answer the questions.
  4. If the company asked for an identity check, you can confirm an ID. If that check is skipped or does not finish, you can still answer. The employer then sees "Identity not verified."

Your answers go to the employer

ScreenForge Labs prepares an investigative consumer report from what you say, and those answers go to the company. There is no score. The candidate sees whether you were invited, opened the link, finished, declined, or let the link expire. The candidate does not see your answers.

A written answer can be up to 800 characters. Required questions are marked. The rest can be skipped. If the company offered video, you may record one up to 3 minutes. That recording is kept for 12 months after you finish, or until the candidate record is deleted, whichever comes first.

You may get the invite and two reminders. After three emails, the messages stop. To ask that your answers and video be removed, contact support. The employer page then says the response was removed at your request. Read your rights under the FCRA if a company is deciding whether to hire the candidate.

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