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Xref Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users value the ease of use of Xref, finding it quick and efficient for reference checks and workflow management. (86 mentions)
Users appreciate the excellent customer support from Xref, which enhances their experience and confidence in the platform. (43 mentions)
Users love the time-saving capabilities of Xref, streamlining administrative tasks for more efficient recruiting. (34 mentions)
Users value the efficient reference checks of Xref, facilitating seamless processes for recruitment teams and candidates. (33 mentions)
Users value the helpful customer support from Xref, enhancing their experience and ensuring timely assistance. (18 mentions)
Users find it frustrating that they cannot change reference details once a request is submitted, limiting their flexibility. (12 mentions)
Users find the unclear information from Xref frustrating, particularly regarding reports and credit usage discrepancies. (11 mentions)
Users find the poor customization options frustrating, limiting their ability to tailor metrics and referee information effectively. (9 mentions)
Users find Xref to be expensive, especially due to hidden costs for setup and customizations on surveys. (6 mentions)
Users express frustration with verification issues, as codes can be delayed, complicating their login experience. (6 mentions)

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447 Xref Reviews
4.6 out of 5
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Xref Pros and Cons

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Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
UN
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

Xref has been incredibly helpful in streamlining the reference check process, and allowing us to continue to on-board high volumes of new employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

It would be helpful if employers had access to enter referee details if the candidate has already provided them to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thank you for your review.

It is great to hear how you have benefited from the time saved through the use of automated referencing.

Thank you for your great feedback. We are always improving our service, so your feedback is appreciated to help us better provide this great platform.

Thanks again for your review.

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

Xref enable and automates a sometimes tedious process for a recruiter. Xref saves time and simple and intuitive to use for the recruiter, candidate and referee. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

2 factor authentication is cumbersome, if we could find a way to enable the verification to be somehow more permanent, so it is a single sign on type model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thanks for providing us with your feedback. It's always helpful for us to know how our clients find the experience.

We're glad to hear that you're making the most out of the platform! It definitely is a huge time-saver.

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

Ease of use, fast results and easy to comprehend for candidates and referees Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Some referees put very short answers so there is no way to probe them in the initial reference Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thanks so much for sharing this great review. We're glad to hear that you're able to get responses quicker and save a lot more time!

Verified User in Human Resources
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Xref?

X-Ref is easy to use and to read the responses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

I think not being able to talk to the referees takes out some of the personal touches Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you’re enjoying the simplicity and ease of using the Xref platform.

Regarding your comment about missing out on the personal touch that comes from manual calling. Xref's sentiment tool has an algorithm that measures a referee's 'tone of voice'. It picks up on the positive, neutral, and negative language used by the referee, to give you an indication of the candidate's performance; reducing the chance for a reference to be misinterpreted.

Our reference reports include a full analysis of the feedback provided, in order to offer insights into the overall sentiment and content of the reference. This will often provide a much greater and deeper understanding of a reference’s opinion than may be gathered on a quick, conversational phone-based reference check. I hope this helps. Thanks again for your review!

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

saves so much time and easy to export data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

portal cant be customized with branding so recipients might see it as spam Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We’re glad to hear that you have benefited from the many advantages of the online approach to reference checking.

In regards to your comment about customization, it is possible to add branding on the candidate email and final report, extending to business name and logo. If you would like some help in enabling this, please speak directly to your account manager.

Thanks again for the review!

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
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What do you like best about Xref?

Seamless and user friendly, no issues and Response times are astounding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Nil, covers satisfactory aspects of reference requests Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Lorna of Xref

What a lovely review, thanks so much! It's awesome to hear you are having such great success with an online process and we're glad you are also benefitting from the added layer of security our platform offers.

Thanks again!

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
US
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What do you like best about Xref?

Xref is quick and easy. Allows for the receivers to do it on their own time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

The integration with Bullhorn UI isn’t the greatest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thank you for your review.

It's great to hear that you are benefiting from the ease and efficiency that comes through online referencing.

We appreciate your feedback regarding the integration with Bullhorn, we would love to get more information regarding this from you so we can improve the overall user experience. If you would reach out to your Relationship manager, we will gather the further information to work on improving the integration.

Thanks again for your review.

Verified User in Education Management
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What do you like best about Xref?

the feature that shows if any corrections were made by the referee's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

well.. there isnt anything that i have not liked about XREF Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thanks for your review.

We are happy to hear how you have benefited from the ease that comes through the use of the Xref platform.

We are always happy for any feedback that might be able to enhance the overall experience, so feel free to reach out to us if you have any thoughts.

Thanks again for your review.

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

Quick & Easy - when we submit the Xref follow up and gives the progress status Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Nothing projecting. hope they will improve more for better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Shieanne Dcruz of Xref

Thanks for the review! It’s awesome to hear you’re saving time using Xref and making the most of the many benefits of automated references.

We’re all about offering teams a better and faster way to conduct reference checks, so it’s great that you’ve had such a positive experience, thanks again for your review.

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What do you like best about Xref?

Appreciate the time it saves by removing the need to constantly chase reference checks, easy to use and navigate, great team backing it, easy to communicate to candidates how to operate and submit reference checks, attractive website, easy to coordinate with team and submit checks on other people's. New feature asking referees to opt in or out if they want to be considered for employment with the organisation - also potentially a great networking tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xref?

Uncertainty of how much of ref check form has been completed when it states "accessed" by referee, Resistance to submit ref checks on a Friday due to weekend and referee not being available - how are the referee's contacted over the weekend? To my understanding they are only notified a hand ful of times via text or email Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Josie Westerlund of Xref

Thank you for taking the time to write this review, Scott. We appreciate your feedback! We’re so glad to hear you have been making great use of the features of Xref and benefiting from the ease of automated references.

Our team is always working to provide new releases to market and based on your comments we’ve put forward a suggestion to our development team about including an ‘indicator of progress’.

In regard to submitting references on a Friday, our reminder emails are sent 24, 36 and 48 hours after the referee is first contacted. Due to the likelihood of referees being submitted with work email domains (and not working on the weekend) we recommended that requests are lodged during the work week for the best results.

I hope that helps and thanks again for your feedback!