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Xref Overview

What is Xref?

Simplify your talent journey and make confident, people-focused decisions with Xref. Xref is a best-in-class, global solution that services HR professionals across all industries. Since 2010, Xref has been trusted by businesses all over the world to empower great people decisions. Our vision is to bring data-informed feedback to the talent lifecycle. Catering for the niche needs of the HR industry, Xref automates reference, pulse and exit surveys, for data-driven, actionable insights. Accessible from any device, and with multi-language capabilities, Xref integrates with multiple leading HR tools and ATS platforms to offer seamless, end-to-end workflows to recruit, retain and remember your talent with ease. Popular features: Templates and custom surveys - Using a template, you can create a survey request in 30 seconds. By using our library of best-practice survey questions, you can reduce unconscious bias. Or create your own customised survey for any role. Talent Pool - Candidates, referees and departing employees can opt-in to to a talent pool to be hired by your organisation. On average, our customers have a 60% opt-in rate. The talent pool automatically collates skills, competencies and preferred roles to reduce recruitment spend and make filling your next open role easier. Suspicious activity detection- Xref's unique algorithm monitors for unusual activity during a reference and raises a red flag if anything suspicious is detected, like a fraudulent reference, helping give you confidence in your hires.

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Product Description

Xref is trusted by businesses globally to offer reference, background and ID checks that are fast, simple and secure.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

With an average user rating of 4.7 stars out of 5, G2 ranks Xref as the #1 reference checking software globally. Xref has an average global rating of 4.8 stars on Google. 98% of our automated reference checks are returned, completed.

Relevant and valuable insights - A reference check with Xref delivers 60% more insights compared to phone-based checks.

Easy to use - No programming skills needed. 93% of our G2 users say Xref’s intuitive platform is easy to use.

Save time - Xref reference checks are returned completed, on average in 18 hours with 60% being completed outside of standard business hours.

24/7 support, no call centres - As a global business, we have local customer support in your geography. Xref offers a reliable tech solution with dedicated account managers. It’s an enterprise-ready solution that scales with businesses as they grow.

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Xref is a best-in-class, global solution that services HR professionals across all industries. Since 2010, Xref has been on a mission to bring data-driven feedback to the talent lifecycle. Catering for the niche needs of the HR industry, Xref automates reference and exit surveys, for data-driven actionable insights. Accessible from any device, Xref integrates with multiple leading HR tools and ATS platforms to offer seamless, end-to-end workflows.

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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Xref with ease"
Easy to use application, and great tracking protocols for candidates and referees, I've used Xref now in multiple roles and have seen the enhanceme...
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"It's efficient and easy to use!"
The layout. Very simple and easy to use!
DK
Dorothy K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"HR Generalist III"
How easy it is to use. the metric. Information about IP address being used more than 1 time.

Xref Media

How to navigate Xref - discover how to view and manage requests, surveys, and people, find organisation insights, access settings, and locate product guides and tutorials.
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How to navigate Xref - discover how to view and manage requests, surveys, and people, find organisation insights, access settings, and locate product guides and tutorials.
Send an Exit Survey request - easily send an Exit Survey request to up to 5,000 departing employees at once. Uncover key reasons for leaving and gain insights into your organisation’s eNPS score.
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Send an Exit Survey request - easily send an Exit Survey request to up to 5,000 departing employees at once. Uncover key reasons for leaving and gain insights into your organisation’s eNPS score.
How to use Xref’s Pulse Surveys -  you can view and customise your survey results with advanced filtering and sorting and see participation levels, organisational strengths, and areas for improvement
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How to use Xref’s Pulse Surveys - you can view and customise your survey results with advanced filtering and sorting and see participation levels, organisational strengths, and areas for improvement
How to read a Reference Report - this video includes how to identify unusual activity flags and where to review key information like sentiment, word count, and feedback coverage
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How to read a Reference Report - this video includes how to identify unusual activity flags and where to review key information like sentiment, word count, and feedback coverage
How to request a Reference Survey - this video shows you how to request a reference on Xref, including adding background checks and setting up your reference requirements or language options.
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How to request a Reference Survey - this video shows you how to request a reference on Xref, including adding background checks and setting up your reference requirements or language options.
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Xref Pros and Cons

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Recruitment and Talent Partner
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Reference sentiment and ability to trace suspicious activities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

nothing really, sometimes it takes too long to log in (verification code takes long to come through) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

none Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

Reference checks only Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review. Many of our customers agree that Xref’s ability to flag unusual activity that may potentially be suspicious helps them to make informed decisions about a candidate.

In regards to your feedback around slow or delayed verification codes, we definitely understand how frustrating that can be! This can sometimes be due to your email provider having multiple filters in an effort to reduce spam. We make up for that though with our quick and accurate reference checks! Did you know the average reference check with Xref is completed within 18 hours?

Overall, our customers find that using online reference checks mean they don’t have to play phone tag or organise calls outside of working hours. This means for many of our customers, the time to hire and overall hiring journey is much faster.

Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review, we’re glad to hear Xref solves the challenges you have with reference checks.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Once you send it you dont have to worry about it until you get a notification (set and forget)

Handy for Volume recruitment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

The tone of what the referee is saying is lost & it is also very impersonal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

Volume recruitment

You can ceter the questionnaires to what you need to focus on or target with the candidates experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re glad to hear that you find Xref useful for creating your own tailored reference checking surveys and getting through the volume when recruiting. Like you, many of our customers find Xref saves them time because as you said, it makes the reference checking process a “set and forget”.

With regard to your feedback around the tone of the referee being lost and the nature of automated reference checking being impersonal - if this is a cause for concern for our customers, they can rely on our Sentiment Analysis report, accessible once a reference check is completed. This tracks word count. The higher the word count, the more engaged a referee is with a candidate, tending towards a positive sentiment. Additionally, some of our customers like to follow up referees with a call to further understand the tone and create that personal connection to understand the detail better.

With regard to your comments around experiencing issues frequently with candidates, are you please able to let us know what type of issues? We are continually working to ensure our customers have a great experience and 2.5 stars isn’t the best. Our friendly Customer Success team can be reached on support@xref.com They can help you solve some issues or will raise them with our Development team so they can be fixed.

Thanks again for taking the time to leave this review.

RY
project Officer
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Able to send a high volume of references Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

not being able to download a bulk report with completed references. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

Saving time and being efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Thank you Rane for taking the time to leave this review. We’re glad to hear you find value in our bulk referencing feature to be able to request a high volume of references at one time, quickly and with ease, saving you time and increasing efficiencies.

With regard to your feedback about downloading a bulk report, we have passed this on to our development team.

Thank you again for taking the time to leave a review.

Verified User in Music
UM
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Easy to start, fully Automated, review on the percentage of positive or negative, also great is that auto-reminder of everyone the process, and follow p Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

not sure if you can add a customized question, based on the type of the role Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

Great automated tool for easy reference checking process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

easy reference, + saving time to do it ourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thanks so much for this great review! We appreciate your feedback. You have the ability to customise the whole template - feel free to get in touch with our customer success team via support@xref.com who will be able to help you with this. Thanks again.

AF
Recruitment Consultant
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

I love the partnership we created with xRef. The platform has been easy to set up and use. We have had ongoing support with excellent customer service from our Customer Success Manager - Nikolas, and Account Manager Lara. They also advise on best practices too.

The Alert of Suspicious Activity email is an additional feature of their service that detects potentially fraudulent activity. They will discuss what has been detected and advise how to approach the situation.

When we use it for volume recruitment, there is a function that makes it easy to bulk upload and manage the process too.

The turnaround time of reference check is so efficient, especially for referees that are in different time zones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I would love to be able to upload new reference check template without assistance from the team. However, the team has always been there to assist with our last-minute needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Alert of Suspicious Activity email is an additional feature of their service that detects potentially fraudulent activity. This is a great feature.

Making sure you are asking the right questions in your reference checks. Less is more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for taking the time to share your review, Angela! We’re delighted to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with our customer success team, we’ll be sure to pass on your feedback to Nikolas and Lara!

We agree that one of the significant benefits of using Xref is the ability to flag suspicious candidate activity; it’s great to hear that you’re enjoying this feature.

We love to hear our customers, such as yourself, share their experience of the Xref automated platform. Thanks again for your feedback.

KB
Adviser, Recruitment and Mobility
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Xref is a very easy to use tool and is very user friendly for all who use it. It only takes a minute to send off the reference check request. I like how it shows the sentiment percentages and can also identify if there are issues with a referee. It is also great how you can select different templates for different types of roles. It makes reference checking very easy and quick. The references are easy to download and understand and compare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Negative sentiment for short word counts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are avoiding issues with referees being unable to do reference checks at a specific time over the phone. We are able to do references internationally. We are spending much less time on reference checking due to the automatic emails taking control of the process. The system is also able to identify potential problematic references that are fraudulent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks so much for your review, Kara! It’s good to hear that you’re enjoying the convenience and time-saving benefits of using the Xref platform. We know the importance of robust reference checking, and we’re so pleased to hear that the Xref Sentiment Engine has been helpful to you.

Regarding your comment on short word counts being marked with negative sentiments, the reasoning behind this is that a higher word count will usually indicate a more engaged referee. Of course, this may vary in different situations though; we appreciate your feedback and will pass it on to our development team.

Thanks again for sharing such a positive review.

GG
Recruitment Advisor
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

I like how references can complete a reference at any time of day or night. It gives the reference an opportunity to complete in the reference in their own time rather than an employer annoying them through the day and during work hours. I also find that the regularly sent emails to follow up is great also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I first started with LiveBetter, part of my role was to contact a min of 2 references for every candidate (we employ 500+ people a year). Now with Xref this saves me so much time and allows me to focus on other parts of my role. I also like that Xref provides statistics to the employer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks so much, Grace for your review! It’s good to hear that you’re enjoying the convenience and time-saving benefits of using the Xref platform. We know the importance of robust reference checking and we’re so pleased to hear that the Xref insights has been useful to you.

We are always looking for ways to improve our platform so really appreciate your comments on SMS notifications too.

Thanks again for your feedback.

MQ
Recruitment Specialist
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

The time saved and the ability for referee's and applicants to provide information/references outside of business hours on a variety of devices. It makes the whole process much more convenient. The feature that flags any suspicious activity is also very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Missing the ability to assess sentiment/language in the responses provided by referee's. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

A modern, innovative way of automating reference checking. The ability to follow up referees helps negate any worries around not getting the info you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time is something we save a lot of as a result of being able to use Xref. With high volume bulk recruitment, being able to request 20 references in the space of a few minutes is great. With an average turn around of about 34 hours, we have been able to decrease our time to fill for these sorts of positions. Being able to customise questionnaires also means we can ask the same questions we always would. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thanks for your review.

We are thrilled to see that you have benefited from the time saved and the ease that comes in online reference checking with Xref. We understand how important this stage is when hiring in high volumes of candidates and we are happy that we have been able to assist in decreasing time spent through this step.

Thank you for your feedback regarding sentiment and language that comes through speaking directly with referees, while we understand that there are things that cannot be replaced, we are glad to have such a strong system in place to cover as much of the aspects required for a strong and compliant reference check.

Thanks again for your great review.

KF
Administration
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Easy to use and easy for the referees to also use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I dont there is anything i actually dont like about the programme Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

The only problems i find is if the staff applying for work does not check their email to be able to complete their part of the references Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi Kathy, thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review. It's great that you find Xref easy for both yourself and your referees to use.

In regards to your feedback about candidates checking their email to begin the process, you can let candidates know that you conduct references by email instead of phone and that you will begin the process by emailing the candidate themselves to submit the details of their referees. It's a quick process on their end.

This blog included in the link below covers a few FAQs candidates might ask, and it talks about the three simple steps candidates need to complete to get the process started.

Hope this helps!

See how Xref improved
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
IT
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Easy to use system. Can log in from anywhere and referees can complete anywhere anytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Nothing - I think its a great system and works well for our business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xref solving and how is that benefiting you?

obtaining references. Time saving, cost saving, ease for referees to complete refs anytime, anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

We're glad to hear you find using Xref for your reference checking saves you time and money. Like you, many of our customers find the Xref platform easy to use and as you pointed out, our cloud-based software allows users to log in anywhere at anytime to raise a reference checking request or complete it as a referee.

Thanks again for leaving the review - if there is something we can improve on to earn 5 stars from you, please make sure to let us know.