Why Your References Are Costing You Offers (and How to Fix It)

You nailed the interviews. The hiring manager smiled. You felt the offer coming.

Then… silence.

No one tells you this, but references can quietly kill an offer — even when you did everything else right.

The reality is that most candidates don’t control this part of the process. They hand over names, cross their fingers, and hope for the best.

That’s a gambl…