Reference Type / Relationships and Managers Only

In Vitay, each reference has a Reference Type that represents the relationship between a reference and its candidate. For example, a reference with the reference type of "Direct manager" means that the reference is/was a direct manager to the candidate during the time the reference and the candidate worked together.

Reference types/relationships are selected via a dropdown for each reference on the reference request form sent to the candidates. It is a required field that the candidate must choose before submitting the reference request.

The options the candidate chooses from can be edited in "Reference Relationships" found under the Ref. Requests section in the Configuration panel.

When the reference gets notified and opens their reference questions on Vitay, the reference type on their form will be automatically set to whatever the candidate put as the reference type. The reference may then change the reference type if they'd like, just like how they can change their name or phone number.

Managers only

When initiating a reference request, you have the option to only allow candidates to input direct managers as references via the "Managers only" checkbox:

When "Managers only" is checked, all references requested will have the reference type set to Direct manager and is un-editable by the candidate: