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What is Xref Reference?
Collect fast, reliable reference checks. Xref is an online reference checking tool trusted by organizations across Canada and the United States to enable fast, data-driven hiring decisions. The fully automated solution turns a slow and inconsistent task into an efficient and valuable stage of the recruitment journey.
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76 Likeliness to Recommend
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93 Plan to Renew
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80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+86 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Xref Reference?
Pros
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
- Continually Improving Product
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Automated Survey Distribution
Templated Communications
Reference Referee Portal
Job Board Integration
Candidate Pools
Survey Based Reference Checks
Metrics and Analytics
Secure Candidate Data Storage
3rd Party Integration
Dashboards Reporting
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Data Integration
Quality of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Vendor Support
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of IT Administration
Xref Reference Reviews

Ximena V.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2022
Recruitment is now automatic
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Xref Reference from other similar products?
With Xref we choose the best staff, because we use the different options it has, the verification of the information is reliable, it integrates very well with Greenhouse, each decision we make makes us find the ideal person for the position we need. We acquire the talent we have in mind, the different options shown are also good, but with Xref we succeed, because we save a lot of time choosing the most suitable candidate for us.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I quite like that it is a very fast and automatic software with the data of the applicants. Xref has a solid platform, we can make the right decision because we have all the information at hand, also when we have a problem we only contact the support team and they help us. The data is accurate and very reliable, previously our personnel acquisition system was a bit slow, but Xref has allowed us to be more efficient.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Previously it had several vulnerabilities, but it is constantly improving, the developers have taken care to improve all the flaws and turn them into virtues thanks to listening to us. Recruitment has been more successful over time and we are very happy, because with Xref we choose the best candidate and the results in the short, medium and long term are excellent.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The hiring process is now more automatic with Xref, before it was manual and very slow, because we did not have any such software. I believe that it is a software that every company should have, because it makes the choice the correct and most favorable one, in addition the different functions of this software and the constant renovations carried out by the developers of Xref allow it to be a very reliable software for recruiters.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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ANjali G.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2021
Referencing made easier and affordable
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Xref Reference from other similar products?
A global solution that makes reference, background, and ID checking fast, simple and secure. The user-friendly technology is backed by local support teams, offers multi-language capabilities, and meets the highest global compliance standards
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its user-friendly technology and local support teams make them my favourite software along with favorite aspect of this product.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Missing the ability to assess sentiment/language in the responses provided by referees. This is addressed with the way Xref analysis the language used in the report however sometimes there is a lot you can learn from the way someone speaks. Reviewing the reports is something we try to spend as much time on as possible to ensure quality and compliance.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would love to be able to upload a new reference check template without assistance from the team. However, the team has always been there to assist with our last-minute needs. One thing I would like to see is candidates and references being notified via SMS rather than just email. When contacting candidates about their references, I find that an SMS to candidates about their references is responded to in a more timely matter. (Although, Xref is much faster than the employer calling every reference). Also, I think an SMS would be useful as sometimes the Xref email goes to peoples junk mail
Pros
- Acts with Integrity
- Generous Negotitation
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
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Herman B.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Apr 2021
Quick and wonderful referencing system
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Xref Reference from other similar products?
Easy to setup, detects fraud and sends reminders
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It saves time and makes the process quick. The customer support is very supportive
What do you dislike most about this product?
The ability to load customizable templates should be made easier and less cumbersome
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Use Xref to avoid wasting time scheduling discussions with referees. It is so efficient
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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