Requiring three professional references before even making an official job offer is a completely disrespectful hiring practice. I don’t want to constantly bother my former managers and colleagues to fill out corporate surveys or jump on calls when I’m interviewing at four different places simultaneously. It burns through my professional network’s good graces before I even know if the job is worth taking. Is it reasonable to tell a company that you’ll only provide references once a conditional offer letter is in hand?

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I had come across a lot of times to the situation where recruiter asks for some professional references first without even scheduling a first round. I instantly deny to provide it, I say to them it’s part of a background check process and I won’t be providing it until I have the offer.

Those recruiters who require this doesn’t seem legit to me, I haven’t land any role through these recruiters, so I instantly got that its not going to move forward if they are asking for references.

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