My experience of this is that the reference taker phoned up, and kept on going until the blandness wore off. The person got the job so I assume they were satisf

My experience of this is that the reference taker phoned up, and kept on going until the blandness wore off. The person got the job so I assume they were satisfied. I got the distinct impression that notes were being taken, and cross referenced with interview notes and the CV. I had a copy of the applicant's CV in front of me.