How much effort do hiring managers put into verifying references? If they call my references, and no one answers, will this be a deal breaker for me?

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I've wondered that myself. I get the feeling they really don't follow up with references as consistently as we think. I didn't hear a word from any of mine the last two times I changed jobs. They either didn't think to mention it, which is unlikely because I'm still close with them, or the recruiters/HMs don't always bother calling.

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Yeah, depends on if they got burned on their last hire. That will increase the chances they check references more thoroughly. Ask me how I know!

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