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Reference checks matter more than interviews. The purpose of the interview is to make you a better reference checker. The ideal reference check should take at least 45 minutes.
These are some of the many things Graham Duncan, investor and chairman of the Sohn Conference Foundation and chairman emeritus of East Rock Capital LLC, thinks about reference checks for job candidates. Venture capitalist Ben Casnocha recently summarized his discussion with Duncan in a LinkedIn post.
I have no doubt that Duncan’s method of reference-checking works. Undoubtedly, he can hire great people by placing a tremendous weight on references. But the problems this method cause