Last week, I had a team interview, and the manager said I was a "finalist," but also that they were still interviewing other candidates. Despite that, they followed up a few days later asking for five references! That seems like a lot of extra effort if they're still on the fence with multiple people. Why would they check so many references at this stage, and what does the "finalist" talk really mean?

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That seems unusual, but I suppose they must have some reason, as it does seem like a lot of effort at that stage of the process. And five references seems like a lot. I wonder if they've been burned before by hiring people whose stories had been embroidered so they're bizarrely inquisitive now.

That’s a lot… definitely not common for that many but it is common to ask for references as a finalist.

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