Reference checks and employment verification are different things. Reference check is done after the interviews, you ask the candidate for references (past man

Reference checks and employment verification are different things. Reference check is done after the interviews, you ask the candidate for references (past managers and coworkers) and call them up. That takes a fair amount of other people's time, so it only makes sense to do it after you're fairly certain you want to make an offer. Employment verification is simply getting a statement from past employers that this person worked there from date to date and held these titles. That's quick and easy.