Verified considers peer references to be current or former co-workers, client contacts or professors; not friends, neighbors or pastors. We begin by asking the contact to define their relationship to the applicant before moving forward. We ask for the appropriate time to conduct a ten to fifteen minute evaluation of your candidate’s skills, work ethic, strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments and other related areas of importance, as defined by our clients. Peer references often paint a better picture regarding a candidate’s performance in situations when dates and titles are the only professional referencing material provided by an employer.