Say Goodbye to Manual Reference Chasing

Try the highest reviewed reference checking platform, helping HR Teams, Talent Acquisition Managers, and Compliance Managers process employment reference checks for their hires.

Our automated reference checks integrate into any pre-employment screening process.

Loved by teams around the world
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Don’t just take our word for it

Hear from some of our amazing customers who are referencing faster.

RefNow has helped us make our reference requests way more efficient. We love how user friendly it is!

Megan Walsh
HR Administration Assistant

Real Success Stories from Teams
Like Yours

Discover how customers conquered slow, unreliable reference checks and now hire with confidence.
RefNow has helped us make our reference requests way more efficient. We love how user friendly it is!
Megan Walsh
HR Administration Assistant
Maritime Academy Trust
We were looking for a platform that could take the stress out of referencing - RefNow delivered exactly that.
Ruth Hayzen-Smith
People & Culture Manager - UK
Busy Bees
If I had to sum up RefNow for other healthcare organisations in one line, I'd say it's an excellent pick to streamline and possibly even strengthen your referencing process.
James Belchamber
Operations Manager
Everest Recruitment
RefNow is an essential tool, providing a secure, efficient, and streamlined solution for reference checks that not only saves time but also significantly improves the integrity and safety of our hiring process.
Scott De Freitas
Head of Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
Elysium Healthcare
We don’t have to do any of the monotonous tasks that we hated doing before RefNow! No more chasing, emails and stress.
River Island
The most important features to us were data security, speed, and ease of use, and RefNow scored the highest overall!
Ryan Shortall
Recruitment Manager
HCRG Care Group
Reference checks are incredibly important to us, it used to take 2-3 weeks to get a reference back, but with RefNow, it takes less than 36 hours. The reduction in admin time is huge!
Keith Gardener
Chairman
Halcyon Health & Social Care
Our experience with RefNow has been hugely positive, with our reference completion rate currently sitting at over 85%.
Becky Jones
Operations and Marketing Manager
Amore Group
It used to take us 1 hour for each candidate but since using RefNow, we spend a maximum of 5 minutes on each candidate with the same level of confidence in the quality.
Sue Haslett
Head of Volunteering
The Air Ambulance
We were waiting on a backlog of over 200 candidates when we joined RefNow, that figure decreased by almost 75% within weeks of signing up.
Grace Rodgers
HR Administrator
GBA Logistics
We’ve rolled it out to each of our care homes and it is now a fully fledged system across the whole of Advinia.
Aaron Johal
Leadership Recruitment Manager
Advinia
RefNow is extremely user friendly. Tracking and monitoring of candidates and referees became a breeze!
Matthew Kay
Strategic HR Business Partner
BPP
There’s five of us using the system and we would all agree it revolutionised our day-to-day jobs.
Freedom Leisure
Our references come back within 24 hours and we’ve made RefNow a central part of our on-boarding process!
Deja Benoit
HR Administrator
Grace Foods
RefNow has helped us make our reference requests way more efficient. We love how user friendly it is!
Megan Walsh
HR Administration Assistant
Maritime Academy Trust
We were looking for a platform that could take the stress out of referencing - RefNow delivered exactly that.
Ruth Hayzen-Smith
People & Culture Manager - UK
Busy Bees
If I had to sum up RefNow for other healthcare organisations in one line, I'd say it's an excellent pick to streamline and possibly even strengthen your referencing process.
James Belchamber
Operations Manager
Everest Recruitment
RefNow is an essential tool, providing a secure, efficient, and streamlined solution for reference checks that not only saves time but also significantly improves the integrity and safety of our hiring process.
Scott De Freitas
Head of Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
Elysium Healthcare
We don’t have to do any of the monotonous tasks that we hated doing before RefNow! No more chasing, emails and stress.
River Island
The most important features to us were data security, speed, and ease of use, and RefNow scored the highest overall!
Ryan Shortall
Recruitment Manager
HCRG Care Group
Reference checks are incredibly important to us, it used to take 2-3 weeks to get a reference back, but with RefNow, it takes less than 36 hours. The reduction in admin time is huge!
Keith Gardener
Chairman
Halcyon Health & Social Care
Our experience with RefNow has been hugely positive, with our reference completion rate currently sitting at over 85%.
Becky Jones
Operations and Marketing Manager
Amore Group
It used to take us 1 hour for each candidate but since using RefNow, we spend a maximum of 5 minutes on each candidate with the same level of confidence in the quality.
Sue Haslett
Head of Volunteering
The Air Ambulance
We were waiting on a backlog of over 200 candidates when we joined RefNow, that figure decreased by almost 75% within weeks of signing up.
Grace Rodgers
HR Administrator
GBA Logistics
We’ve rolled it out to each of our care homes and it is now a fully fledged system across the whole of Advinia.
Aaron Johal
Leadership Recruitment Manager
Advinia
RefNow is extremely user friendly. Tracking and monitoring of candidates and referees became a breeze!
Matthew Kay
Strategic HR Business Partner
BPP
There’s five of us using the system and we would all agree it revolutionised our day-to-day jobs.
Freedom Leisure
Our references come back within 24 hours and we’ve made RefNow a central part of our on-boarding process!
Deja Benoit
HR Administrator
Grace Foods
7x Faster than MANUAL REFERENCING

Over 15,000 businesses trust RefNow for their references

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Verified References

Our technology uses multiple data points to prevent candidates providing fraudulent fake references with our fraud detection warning system. We've helped hundreds of companies detect fake references.

Stay protected & stay compliant.

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Save 1-2 hours per hire

Many of our customers have reduced the time they spend dealing with references by up to 95%.

You will no longer need to spend time chasing references manually. Instead, our automated referencing software handles email and SMS reminders at regular intervals to ensure references are completed as fast as possible.

RefNow includes flexible reference check templates that save time and maintain consistency. Our configurable reference check system adapts to your internal policies and workflows.

POWERED BY AUTOMATION

Collect detailed insights

Using RefNow is quicker than manual checks and also collects more data. Our automation returns completed references within 36 hours on average and we allow you to set answers as required, to ensure you collect all the information you need to make an informed decision.
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Reference + Right-to-work Checks All in One Place

We partner with YOTI to verify right to work status, so you can collect references and right to work checks in one simple process using our platform.

Providing accurate employment history verification and candidate reference checks, giving you the confidence to make informed hiring decisions.

Eliminate Reference Delays
with RefNow

Automate candidate references, stop manual follow-ups, and ensure quality hires.

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GDPR Compliant

GDPR compliant to keep your data secure and confidential. Trust us to safeguard your business and meet data protection regulations.

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CQC Friendly

All references comes with a full audit trail, that's text, email, and phone call attempts all tracked and kept in one centralised location.

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User Friendly

Revamp your candidate experience and elevate your company's reputation with a cutting-edge approach that sets you apart from the competition.

Find out how much you could save

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You could save 0 days per year using RefNow

Based on a time saving from 0 candidates per month (two referees per candidate) and 30 minutes spent per referee on the traditional referencing process.
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  • Automated email reminder chasing
  • Prevent fake references using fraud detection
  • Verify references using LinkedIn
  • Real time updates dashboard
  • Export PDF Reference reports to your HR System
  • References completed in 36 hours on average

Why Our Customers Love RefNow!

As a trusted reference checking company, RefNow is relied on by HR teams globally. You're in great company - with over 10,000 ratings across online review platforms for our compliant and professional reference checking service.

"It was a completely paper based and entirely manual process. Unsurprisingly, it was extremely time consuming and we would spend hours each day and up to 2 weeks in total on completing one candidate.

The fraud and vetting on RefNow is also really insightful, we feel much more secure and confident in who we are processing"

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Becky Jones
Operations and Marketing Manager, Amore Group

"The biggest positive of using RefNow is the trust and responsibility RefNow has with chasing and securing references, which we no longer have to do.

RefNow is extremely User friendly and our new starters can be comfortable using it within the first few reference requests they send off."

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Matthew Kay
Strategic HR Business Partner, BPP

"Our workload has decreased dramatically. We were waiting on a backlog of over 200 candidates when we joined RefNow, that figure decreased almost 75% within weeks of signing up.

The automatic chasing was exactly what our team needed, as so much time has been freed up to now do other important tasks."

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Grace Rodgers
HR Administrator, GBA Logistics
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