Hang on a minute, y'all. I'm newbie friendly too, but that just means I can screen someone via his employment info instead of by references. When a person is self-employed, that is REALLY difficult to do -- or at least difficult to do well if his business isn't very established. What if he just has a cell number for his business? What are ya gonna do, call his cell and ask if he works for himself?
To each her own, but please, ladies, be
very careful with your screening in a situation like this (see also: he's retired, he's a full time student, etc.).