Follow these steps to ensure proper reference checking: 

• Tell each applicant that no employment offer will be made until satisfactory reference checks are made.  
• Call or write to each reference given. If you are not going to check references, do not ask for them.  
• If you don't get a response to a written request to a local employer, call them. The conversation may reap more information than a letter would anyway, although you should be aware that many employers are reluctant to disclose much about […]

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