#1 Reference Checking Software

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

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

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

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

We don’t have to do any of the monotonous tasks that we hated doing before RefNow! No more chasing, emails and stress.

The most important features to us were data security, speed, and ease of use, and RefNow scored the highest overall!

Ryan Shortall
Recruitment Manager

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

Our experience with RefNow has been hugely positive, with our reference completion rate currently sitting at over 85%.

Becky Jones
Operations and Marketing Manager

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

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

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

RefNow is extremely user friendly. Tracking and monitoring of candidates and referees became a breeze!

Matthew Kay
Strategic HR Business Partner

There’s five of us using the system and we would all agree it revolutionised our day-to-day jobs.

Our references come back within 24 hours and we’ve made RefNow a central part of our on-boarding process!

Deja Benoit
HR Administrator

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
Maritime Academy Trust
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
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.

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.

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.

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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!

"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
Faq's

Frequently asked questions

Have questions? We're here to help!
What is Reference Checking Software?

Reference Checking software allows companies to automate the employment reference checking process by automatically sending reminder emails, text messages and phone calls to candidates and referees. RefNow allows you to speed up the process of collecting employment references by 7x compared with traditional referencing.

How much does RefNow cost?

We have various options available depending on your requirements. The best way to find out how much RefNow will cost is to arrange a short demo with our team so we can learn more about the features suited to you.

Does RefNow integrate with my existing software?

We have integrations available with a number of Applicant Tracking systems and HR systems, we also have an Open API to build your own integration, please get in touch to find out if we currently integrate with your existing systems.

What is the RefNow Talent Pool?

Talent Pool is a feature of our Reference Checking software which allows you to increase the size of your candidate pool whilst collecting employment references. Our team can explain more about this feature during a short demo call, to book a demo please use this form.

How much time does it take to implement RefNow?

Getting started with RefNow’s referencing software is almost instantaneous. Provide your team with logins and access to the appropriate features, and they’ll be able to get up and running in no time. Setting up more advanced features such as custom questions can take around 30-60 minutes but our team is always on hand to support you with the setup.

Are there any other features I might be interested in using?

RefNow Inbound is a feature which can be used to speed up the process of your HR team providing referencing for ex-employees by using automation. We also have many other features which help to speed up the referencing process across your hiring journey. To learn more please book a demo with our friendly team.

Which countries does RefNow operate in?

While RefNow is based in the UK, we offer global reference-checking services to our clients. We have a broad customer base with companies located in various countries, including the UK, USA, Australia, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Our team has experience working with clients from around the world, and we are well-equipped to handle international reference checks. We welcome inquiries from anyone interested in using our services and are always looking to expand our customer base. Please get in touch with us to discuss your reference-checking needs, and we'll be happy to help you.

Is RefNow GDPR compliant?

RefNow takes data protection regulations seriously, and we are fully committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ensure the safety and security of our users' data. Our platform employs various measures to safeguard data privacy and security, including secure data storage, encryption, and access controls. We regularly review our data protection policies and practices to ensure that they remain up-to-date and effective. So you can be confident that RefNow is fully GDPR compliant and committed to keeping your data safe and secure.

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