First contact was an email from the hiring manager to schedule an in-person interview. Lengthy in-person interview Offer was next followed by their request for 3-5 work related references. You send an email with a link to these people to complete a questionnaire. You can view the questions but not the responses and you can track who has responded. 3 references are required before you can advance to the offer stage. Drug screen and background check after the offer is made.