Q.Why are reference checks and a medical examination important steps in the selection process?

These two steps exist to verify facts about a candidate that the earlier stages of selection cannot, on their own, confirm.

Reference and background checks exist because a candidate's own claims about their education, previous employment, and conduct, however sincerely made, are not by themselves sufficient proof. By contacting the referees a candidate has named and/or their previous employers, the organisation independently verifies this information, protecting itself from being misled by an inaccurate, incomplete, or exaggerated application. …

Assuming reference checks and medical examinations are optional formalities rather than genuine verification steps that protect the organisation fro …