Case Study: University of Washington Advancement builds a robust talent pipeline with Xref

University of Washington builds a talent pipeline with Xref, cutting reference checks to 23 hours

The University of Washington's Advancement recruitment team faced a major bottleneck due to a highly manual reference checking process. This administrative burden, which involved chasing referees and scheduling calls, took up to five days per candidate and slowed down their overall hiring. To solve this, they implemented the digital reference checking platform from vendor Xref.

By adopting Xref's automated system, the university standardized its process for efficiency and compliance. The solution drastically reduced their average reference turnaround time to just 23 hours and achieved a 99% completion rate. An additional benefit was the ability to build a talent pipeline, as nearly 200 referees opted in to learn about future career opportunities. Xref freed the recruitment team from administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on more strategic talent acquisition.

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