When you have an interview with a potential employee do you check references and background before the interview?

Do I? No.

There is not one set rule, but with the costs of running back ground checks normally you would interview first, then run checks on the 3 or 4 best people.

Some places runs the checks first, it is all a matter of company policy.

There is not one set rule, but with the costs of running back ground checks normally you would interview first, then run checks on the 3 or 4 best people.

Some places runs the checks first, it is all a matter of company policy.