My references have been checked, will get a job offer?

References can be a deciding factor. They may be checking references for multiple people.

Usually they don't bother checking references until you've made it past a few rounds of filtering, but it absolutely is possible that they've got a couple strong candidates to choose from, and references will help them decide. I think may be likely you'll get the offer, but yeah, definitely not a sure thing. So, until you've signed the paperwork, don't go making plans contingent on getting the job. Even if they have decided for sure you're the best person and they totally want to hire you, there's always the possibility of some unexpected organizational shakeup or loss of funding or whatever, and their ability to hire anyone evaporates. This can happen with non-profits orgs and businesses alike.

I am in a similar situation right now, sweating it out right along with you. Seconding aubilenon that a lot of stuff can go down. I was just going over it in my head and it has happened to be FOUR times in a 12 year career: I was told I "had a job" and it was just a matter of making it official, and then it fell through for one reason or another.* Four damn times!! So it's OK to be hopeful, you are close, but please please don't quit your old job or commit to spend any money or anything until you have an offer letter IN WRITING in your hand. *There is nothing wrong with me as far as background checks or whatever

C'mon, you know the internet can't tell you whether you will get an offer. You don't have an offer until you have something in writing to sign. Obviously, though, the fact that they called your references after the callback is very encouraging (though not conclusive). Hang tight. Good luck!

Maybe, maybe not - it varies from employer to employer. You may even be called in for a third interview.

Sorry, but this tells you nothing other than that you are probably a finalist. I was recently part of a hiring process where we called all of the references for the top three or four candidates -- and based on those calls, at least one person got cut.

That would depend on the references, wouldn't it?

I have no idea if you'll get an offer. You can't assume that if your references were called, the decision was already made to hire you. I've had the experience where my references (who had let me know they were going to recommend me highly) told me "Hey, I got a call from Prospective Employer," but I ended up getting rejected by Prospective Employer.

References are definitely part of the process. I was on a hiring committee and less-than-stellar references eliminated our front-runner.