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  "id": 1730637,
  "title": "Should Job Candidates Get to Interview Your Ex-Employees?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/should-job-candidates-get-to-interview-your-ex-employees",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/alison-green/should-i-offer-job-candidates-references-on-me-as-a-manager/91371016"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Offering job applicants “reverse references” sounds like a transparent hiring move—until it backfires. Here’s how to navigate the risk.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}