Reordering hiring validation

Stop
InterviewingFirst.

"AI improves application. We improve verification."

Resumes are easier to fake than ever.
Reffed helps you verify before you interview.

SR
AK
PM
Trusted by early hiring teams across India
Panel time wasted
Hours of interviews done before a reference check reveals a red flag
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Recruiter bandwidth lost
Chasing informal calls and references that come too late
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Opportunity cost
Longer hiring cycles delay business outcomes and productivity
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Wrong-hire risk
Decisions made emotionally after investment - hard to reverse
Why this matters now
AI improves application.
We improve verification.
AI-polished resumes entering every pipeline
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Ways to tell who's truly qualified from a resume alone
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Verification platform built for the AI hiring era
The problem

The hiring order has always been wrong.

Everyone looks like a strong candidate today. Resumes are polished by AI, pipelines are overloaded - but validation still happens last.

❌ How everyone does it today
1Screen AI-polished resume
2Multiple interview rounds
3Panel time fully consumed
4Emotional decision made
5Reference check - far too late
✓ The Reffed way
1Screen resume
2Run structured reference check via Reffed
3Verified trust signal in hand
4Interview only validated candidates
5Hire with certainty
How it works

Three actors. One clean signal.

Reffed connects three stakeholders seamlessly. Each has a simple role in a process that completes in under 48 hours.

Recruiter
Initiates and reviews
  • Logs in and adds candidate details
  • Monitors reference status in real time
  • Downloads consolidated candidate report
  • Interviews only validated candidates
Candidate
Signs up and adds referees
  • Receives invite email, signs up and sets password
  • Adds referee name, email, LinkedIn and relationship
  • Tracks referee response status live
Referee
Submits via secure link
  • Receives unique one-time link by email
  • No registration required - click and fill
  • Answers structured role-based questions
  • Link auto-disables on submission
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Recruiter adds the candidate
Enter name, email and role. Reffed sends the candidate invite automatically.
2
Candidate signs up and adds referees
Logs in and adds referee details including LinkedIn URL and duration of association.
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Referees get a secure one-time link
Email sent to each referee. No account needed. Click, fill, done.
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Structured feedback collected
Role-relevant questions covering strengths, improvement areas and key project recommendation.
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Recruiter downloads the report
All responses consolidated into one downloadable report - before interview round one.
Reffed · Recruiter Dashboard
12
Candidates
27
Refs done
7
Pending
3
Invited
Candidates
Priya Sharma
Chief of Staff
3/3 done
Rahul Menon
SDE 3
2/3 pending
Ananya Iyer
Head of Growth
4/4 done
Karan Mehta
COO
1/3 pending
Features

Efficiency as a Service for recruitment.

A structured, verifiable reference check for every candidate. One source of truth instead of informal calls and emails.

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Secure one-time referee links
Each referee gets a unique, single-use link. Once submitted it locks. No re-editing, no gaming.
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Role-based questionnaires
Questions adapt to the role being hired for. Different for a CEO than an SDE. Relevant signal every time.
Real-time status tracking
Recruiter and candidate both see live referee status. No chasing, no guessing.
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Consolidated candidate reports
All responses in one downloadable PDF. Ready before interviews even begin.
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Zero friction for referees
No accounts. No downloads. Click, fill, done in under 5 minutes. Response rates stay high.
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Bias reduction
Structured questions replace informal calls. Same signal, every candidate, every time.
Who it's for

Built for teams that can't afford a bad hire.

Reffed is for organisations where hiring quality directly impacts business outcomes.

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Mid-size companies
High cost of mis-hires
Panel time, recruiter bandwidth and wrong-hire risk are too expensive to validate late. Reffed protects the process.
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Scaling startups
Need speed and trust
Every hire shapes the company. Speed matters but so does trust. Reffed gives you both without slowing down.
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Recruitment agencies
Reputation management
Every placement reflects on your agency. Reffed adds a verifiable trust layer to every candidate you put forward.
Where we're going

Not just a reference check tool.

Building the trust infrastructure layer for hiring - starting with reference checks, evolving into predictive hiring signals.

Phase 1 - Now
Structured pre-interview workflows
Automated reference checks before round one. Consolidated reports, real-time tracking.
Live
Phase 2
Advanced analytics and benchmarks
Skill mapping and scoring benchmarks across roles. Compare candidates on standardised dimensions.
Coming soon
Phase 3
Trait and skill based hiring
Move beyond role-fit to deeper trait and competency matching. Hire for who people are.
In planning
Phase 4
Signal layer and prediction models
Predictive hiring signals built from verified data. Know who will succeed before day one.
Vision
Early feedback

What hiring teams are saying.

From recruiters and HR leaders who've run early pilots with Reffed across India.

★★★★★

"We used to spend 3 hours per candidate before discovering something in the reference check. Reffed flipped that entirely. We now go into every interview with full context."

SR
Sneha R.
Head of Talent · SaaS startup, Mumbai
★★★★★

"The structured questionnaire is what makes the difference. It's not just collecting references - it's the right signal in a format you can actually compare across candidates."

AK
Arjun K.
Recruitment Lead · IT services, Bengaluru
★★★★★

"My referees responded within 24 hours. No registration, no friction. The fact that they don't need an account means we actually get responses - not just a long chase."

PM
Priya M.
CHRO · D2C brand, Delhi
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Let's get your team Reffed.

Tell us about your hiring needs and we'll get back to you within one business day.

Fast onboarding
Most teams are live within 24 hours. No long implementation cycles.
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Secure by default
All data encrypted. Referee links are one-time use and auto-expire.
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Dedicated support
A real human will help you set up your first batch of candidates.
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