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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!
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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.

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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.
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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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JP
HR Coordinator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

X-Ref has a really easy to use interface and the fact you can set up different templated reference checks to suit your roles/needs means setting up references is super fast. When processing hundreds of references a year, as an HR Coordinator it has saved me an immeasurable amount of time (no playing phone tag or scribbling notes). The IP address alerts mean you can be notified if there is any suspicious behaviour which is a great feature.

Managers love x-ref because they get a quick detailed response that they can refer back to or follow up on if needed. It has completely streamlined our process and we wouldnt be without it.

Support from X-ref has always been top notch and becuase they are a progressive company I know there will be more and more improvements along the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Nothing that I can think of generally. The only niggle I have is the when I enter an applicants details it brings up all of the country area codes when I wish it would automatically just show NZ (+64).

Otherwise It's great and I have no complaints ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Time saving - it has given us time back (both in the HR Team and for managers) and clarity (clear answers) that are not lost in translation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for sharing your wonderful review, Julia! We know how valuable time is for busy recruitment professionals and managers, and we’re happy to hear that you’re enjoying the ease and time-saving benefits of using an automated platform. We strive to make it as efficient and intuitive as possible so that professionals like yourself can focus on the other important areas of your role.

We agree that one of the significant benefits of using Xref is the ability to customise reference templates. We’re glad to hear that you’re making the most of this feature.

We also really appreciate your feedback on the country code, we’ll be sure to share it with our development team.

Thanks again for your review.

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

Xref is integrated with our recruitment system, making it a simple two-click process to request references. We are notified when references are complete and they can be accessed directly via Xref or from within our ATS.

I am very impressed with the algorithm that identifes any activity that might require further investigation, such as the candidate and referee logging in from the same IP address as just one example.

Customer support is local, responsive and committed to responding to any queries quickly and efficiently.

The time savings for our managers more than offsets the cost of Xref providing us with an online reference checking service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Xref meets our requirements, so I couldn't identify anything that I dislike or that isn't working well for our organisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Hiring Managers had previously found it challenging to contact referees via phone immediately, leading to the dreaded phone tag and attempts to arrange a mutually suitable time to speak. Xref allows referees to submit the check at a time of day that suits them, without any further input from our managers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thank you, Craig! We appreciate you taking the time to write this great review.

We’re happy to hear that you’re enjoying the many benefits of the Xref automated platform. Recruiters are always time-crunched, and it’s crucial for technology to fit seamlessly with the existing workflow; so we’re glad you’re benefiting from the ATS integration.

We agree that one of the significant benefits of using Xref is the ability to detect suspicious candidate activity and we’re glad that helps to alleviate your concerns about candidates completing the process themselves.

We often hear great things about our amazing customer support team and we’re delighted to hear about your positive experience with them too. We’re so pleased you’re finding the time saved from reference checking valuable, and freeing you to focus on more people-related tasks.

Thanks again for your review.

SM
People and Propterty Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Xref affords individuals the opportunity to conduct a reference check where and when it suits them. The Xref platform provides an avenue for individuals to submit in-depth references due to its on-demand nature. With total exposure, Xref makes auditing and SLA management easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Creating criteria and the mechanisms behind multiple questionnaires for each criteria can be a little challenging to grasp at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

Take your time and review the questions you want to add. Xref provides a host of great options that have met our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Using Xref has enabled us to take the onus of reference checking from recruiters and place it back on the applicant. The shift of responsibility has produced faster results without placing further time constraints against recruiters. We have also created an employment check questionnaire that has been implemented into all of our criteria. The employment check gives validity and auditing clarity when our recruiting process is scrutinized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thank you for leaving such a detailed review, Scott! We’re happy to know that you’re benefiting from the ease and convenience of the Xref platform.

Xref is passionate about ensuring the right people are recruited into the right roles so creating a questionnaire that asks the right questions is crucial to making confident hiring decisions. We’re glad to hear that you’ve tailored your questionnaire using our database of compliant, high-performing questions.

Regarding your comment on creating multiple questionnaires. If you feel you’d like assistance in this area, our customer support team would be more than happy to help. Please feel free to contact them on support@xref.com.

Dan M.
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What do you like best about Xref?

It's incredibly simple to use - shipping to candidates is easy, and easy for them to input their references' info! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Honestly, I haven't encountered anything that doesn't work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We ship so many references to candidates that having an easy one-stop-shop makes life simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi Dan, thank you for your glowing review! We’re really glad that you have found a solution for your reference checks that saves you time and is simple and easy to use.

Referencing large groups of people can be time-consuming, so being able to send the same set of questions to multiple referees in a few easy steps helps.

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

Referees are able to complete in their own time and pace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Logging on with a security code each time, it's timely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Reaching senior leaders, is made quick and response time is alot faster 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. We’re glad that you found Xref to be a flexible solution. Did you know that 65% of reference checks completed with Xref are done so outside of business hours? Like you, many of our customers find that they don’t have the play phone tag with senior leaders meaning reference checks are completed much faster.

With regard to your feedback around the time taken to wait for a security code to log on, we completely understand that can be frustrating! This can sometimes be due to your email provider having multiple filters in an effort to reduce spam.

Thanks again for leaving your review.

GS
Talent Acquisition Consultant
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What do you like best about Xref?

I find the IP address tracking to be the best feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I find the rating of responses to be innacurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

By having the IP address tracking, it is lowering the amount of false answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi Georgia, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's wonderful that you find the IP tracking, included in our unusual activity feature, helpful.

Regarding your feedback, we’d love to have a chat with you to understand more about which specific rating you are referring to. Your dedicated Customer Success Manager can give insights about how each rating is calculated or you can reach out to support@xref.com

Thanks again for your review.

Verified User in Computer Software
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What do you like best about Xref?

The ease of use. Can send everything in one click and there is no time wasted continually asking candidates to submit references manually. Less chance for error! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I don't like the amount of automatic notifications a candidate receives. I'd prefer to trigger notifications if they haven't submitted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Receiving references easily. Ease of use for candidate and it's extremely quick to use. I don't have to waste x minutes calling candidate references. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Thank you for your review. It’s great that you find Xref easy to use and have saved yourself time and streamlined your recruiting processes.

With regard to your feedback about notifications, we are happy to help you reduce the number of reminder alerts. Please reach out to our Customer Success team at support@xref.com

The reminder emails have been proven to be highly effective in terms of improving referee turnaround times ensuring quality reference reports are obtained as quickly as possible.

Thanks again for your review!

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Easy to use intuitive platform, ensuring continued buisness success Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Nothing really, all-round success, great product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

YOu should get involved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Business referencing and credibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Annalise Richardson of Xref

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We’re glad to hear that you find the Xref platform easy to use and intuitive. Thank you also for the strong recommendation to others.

Our suspicious activity flag enables our customers to feel confident in the people they are hiring, ensuring the referees are credible.

We noticed you gave 4 stars. Is there anything that we can improve on?

Thanks again for leaving this review.

Verified User in Chemicals
AC
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What do you like best about Xref?

We have Xref integrated within our HRIS system (Success Factors) so it is really efficient to initiate a reference check with the click of a button. I have found it helpful that it is completed online as it saves me time during the recruitment process. I also think it is a better experience for candidate and for referees as they really can answer the questions in their own time and not have to worry about scheduling time to have a phone call with me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I have found in the past that candidates have asked me questions about the platform such as; changing a referee once inputted or, that the referee has received a lot of notifications to complete the reference check which they haven't liked.

This hasn't affected me but just some feedback I received from our candidates that are using it.

We are also in the process of trying to implement Police and Criminal Checks as part of our pre-employment process and this doesn't seem like a viable option with Xref and one of their partners so that is a little disappointing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am a 1 person Talent team so it has definitely saved me time during the pre-employment process. I have seen the benefits of using Xref for our reference checks and look forward to continuing to use the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for taking the time to share your review. It’s good to hear that you’re enjoying the simplicity and time-saving benefits of using the Xref platform. We know how important it is for technology to fit your existing workflow seamlessly, so we’re glad you’re benefiting from our ATS integration.

Regarding your comment on candidate support, our support page (linked below) includes a detailed help section for candidates, with an option for candidates to contact our support team if required. We’re sure to take care of all urgent requests so that there is no obstruction to your hiring flow, and we’d recommend you point any candidates that are having trouble in the direction of this page!

We’re sorry to hear your comment about adding Police and Criminal Checks. If you haven’t already, please make sure you speak to your Customer Success Manager about this to check whether it is possible to include one of our background checking integrations in your suite of solutions.

We’re all about ensuring that professionals like yourself can make great hiring decisions quickly with all the information you need at your fingertips. Thanks again for taking the time to leave us a great review.

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Verified User in Banking
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What do you like best about Xref?

The service provided by our Customer Success Manager, Nikolas was great when we first implemented the system. He was helpful and made himself available to answer all of our questions. Once the system is set up the process of initiating the reference checks is very quick and the progress notifications are invaluable in keeping us up to date with the progress of the reference check.

The ability for candidate and the referee to complete the reference on any device has ensured that reports are returned in a timely manner and are of a high quality also.

It has really streamlined and made our recruitment process more efficient in a very short space of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Would like to have the flexibility to add more templates or to amend existing templates without having to go through the Customer Success Manager. This will help to tailor reference check forms to different roles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xref:

Try X-Ref and you will see real time savings. You will get so much time back in your day and your recruitment activity will be much more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The time we save chasing up referees during the recruitment process is the biggest problem being solved by using X-Ref. By allowing the candidate to take responsibility for engaging with their referee to ensure that the referee is available and willing to complete the reference also ensures the process is completed in a timely manner. During volume recruitment activities this has been a great help. References were completed in a much more timely manner which meant we could start candidates a lot sooner than we normally would have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for taking the time to share your review. It’s good to hear that you’re enjoying the simplicity and time-saving benefits of using the Xref platform. We agree, Nik is a bit of a superstar and we’re proud to have him on our team!

Regarding your comment on adding templates, it is possible for you to add as many questionnaires as you like. If you haven’t already, we’d also recommend you check out our Template Builder tool, which enables you to create a template on the fly, from a database of thousands of compliant and high-performing questions. You can then add the template directly to your Xref account. I’ve included the link to Template Builder below.

We know how difficult and frustrating it can be to chase references by phone, especially during volume recruitment activities, so it’s great that you’ve been able to recognise the benefits of an online alternative.

Thanks again for your review!

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