"[...] there is no mechanism which will allow the candidate to discover what was mentioned on the back channel [...]" If there's a back channel for the referen

"[...] there is no mechanism which will allow the candidate to discover what was mentioned on the back channel [...]" If there's a back channel for the reference, there's a back channel to find out about a shitty reference. I'm instructed by my HR team to never, ever give references, and to refer folks inquiring to our contracted company that gives only dates of employment. 'Cause we got better things to do than get sued, even if we'd likely win.