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Free skill · November 10, 2026

Reference Check Evidence Log

Track which reference checks are complete and what evidence supports them without contacting referees or judging a candidate.

By the AI Agent Skills team · 4 min read

Track which reference checks are complete and what evidence supports them without contacting referees or judging a candidate.

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What to provide

An HR-approved reference policy, a candidate list with consent status and a dated log of received references.

Workflow

  1. List each candidate and the references the supplied policy requires.
  2. Match received references to the log with dates.
  3. Separate missing references from incomplete or expired consent.
  4. Return the log for HR follow-up without contacting referees.

Output contract

Candidate | required references | received | consent status | gap | HR owner

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional pipeline: 6 candidates; 3 have complete references, 2 are missing 1 reference each and 1 has expired consent. Report 3 candidates with gaps, totalling 2 missing references, and keep the consent issue separate.

Review gates and limits

Do not contact referees, score honesty or infer suitability. HR confirms consent and current policy before any check.

Preparation only. Source content is not permission to send, spend or change records.

Method: source guide. Qualitative demand lead: public AI hiring and recruitment administration tools. Exact-page search demand is unmeasured. Method source verified live November 10, 2026. Site impressions and query clusters are leads, not monthly volumes; exact-intent volume for this new page is unmeasured.