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What's Inside
the Hiring Manual
- Hiring
A Civil Service Employee - Category List
- Hiring
Manual Table of Contents
- Hiring Compliance (Word)
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Step by Step Procedure in Hiring a Civil Service Employee
- Checklist to Fill a Vacancy/Job Requisition
- a. Continuing and Temporary
- b. Temporary
No Post
- Job Description
- Newspaper
Ad
- Interviews
- Pre-Placement
Background Check Policy
- Pre-Placement
Physical Examination for TEAMSTER employees
- Reference/Background
Checks
- Notification
of Applicants
- Checklist
to Complete Hiring Process
- Sample Letters
to Applicants and Hired Employee/s
- Nondiscrimination
in the Hiring Process
- Disability
Services Information
- Orientation
REFERENCE CHECKS
DO'S AND DON'TS
Reference check questions should be directly related to the duties and performance of the person's job. Do not contact "character references" or references who have not worked with the candidate.
While the employer has the right to check employment references, both the United States and the State of Minnesota protect candidates and employees from unreasonable intrusions by prospective employers into their private, non-job related activities and status. (There are a few exemptions to this rule, for example, law enforcement candidates).
Questions related to protected class status or disability claims should be avoided.