References and offer letters
Your offer is out the day you decide, before someone else snaps them up. References chased and summarised, and the letter sent for signature.
Hours back
2 hrs per hire
How it runs
What we build, step by step.
This is the usual shape. Yours gets built around how your team actually does the job.
- 01
References requested
The candidate's referees get a short email or text with a few questions, answerable by reply or a quick form.
- 02
Chased until answered
A polite follow-up after two days, and you're told if a referee goes quiet.
- 03
Answers summarised
A short note per candidate: what each referee said, anything that differs from what the candidate told you, and anything worth a follow-up call.
- 04
Offer letter drafted
Pay, start date, hours and probation from your template, ready for you to check.
- 05
Sent for signature
Once you approve it, the offer goes out for e-signature and is chased until signed.
Shown with software we see a lot. If your team uses something else, we build it into that instead.
Built for your business
Same job, different business. We build yours.
Two firms in the same trade rarely run a job the same way. Different software, different steps, different people signing off. We build it for your business, around how your team actually does the job.
Your steps
Built around the order your team already works in, odd exceptions included.
Your software
Runs inside the tools you already pay for, set up the way you use them.
Your rules
Your wording, your limits, your sign-offs. Nothing generic goes out in your name.
You sign off
Your team keeps the final say.
You approve every offer letter. If a reference raises a concern, it's flagged so you can ring the referee yourself.
What it's worth
What those hours add up to.
2 hrs per hire
Typical, not promised.
Before and after
The job, before and after.
How it runs today
You've picked someone. Now the references need ringing, which takes a week of missed calls, and the offer letter gets cobbled together from the last one in someone's sent folder. The candidate waits, and some don't wait.
What we build
- References requested
- Chased until answered
- Answers summarised
- Offer letter drafted
- Sent for signature
A month in
Offers go out within a day or two of deciding instead of a week, with references done, and candidates sign before anyone else can make them an offer.
FAQ
Do referees prefer a phone call?
Some referees do. If a referee asks for a call, you're told and given the questions to ask, and your notes go into the same reference summary.
Can offer letters use our existing contract wording?
Yes. We build offer letters from your current letter and contract, and you keep editing them after handover.
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