When I went through the process before, BA only obtain references once you pass selection and get the job offer. They have a team of people whose job is to perform referencing, including your employment checks. I know in other posts today, the process only starts once you get the offer. As people know, passing selection and getting the offer of employment (which is subject to references) can be a significant amount of time, so there's no point doing them until you get the job offer.
Last edited by no sponsor; 29th August 2014 at 13:28.
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