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Reference-Checking Guide

This document provides a checklist for conducting reference checks on job candidates. It includes questions to verify dates of employment, job duties, earnings, and reasons for leaving. It also has performance-related questions regarding strengths, shortcomings, teamwork, supervision abilities, job ratings, honesty, conflict handling, and recommendations. Developmental questions address growth areas and career potential. Networking questions identify additional references. An overall rating and space for comments is included. The checklist guides a comprehensive yet structured reference check from basic verifications to performance and potential.

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Reference-Checking Guide

This document provides a checklist for conducting reference checks on job candidates. It includes questions to verify dates of employment, job duties, earnings, and reasons for leaving. It also has performance-related questions regarding strengths, shortcomings, teamwork, supervision abilities, job ratings, honesty, conflict handling, and recommendations. Developmental questions address growth areas and career potential. Networking questions identify additional references. An overall rating and space for comments is included. The checklist guides a comprehensive yet structured reference check from basic verifications to performance and potential.

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A Reference-Checking Checklist

A short form to use when calling references.


See this checklist as a way to guide you through checking a reference. The questions
start with simple verifications and gradually move on to performance-related
information.
BUSINESS REFERENCE CHECKLIST
_______________________________________
Candidate
Potential Position
Job:____________________________________
Company:________________________________

______________________________________
Person Contacted
Position:________________________________
Company:______________________________
Location:_______________________________
Bus Tel:________________________________
Home
Tel:_______________________________

VERIFICATION

Id like to verify ______________ dates of employment from ________ to ________.


What type of work did ______________ do? (title/general duties?)
Were ______________ earnings L.E________ per _______? Were there any bonus or
incentive plans?
Why did ______________ leave your organization?
What do you feel are ______________ strong points on the job? What characteristics
do you most admire about him/her?

Human Resources Department

Recruitment Unit

Did ______________ supervise other people? How many? How effectively? Can
he/she create team effort?
What are ______________ shortcomings? Was there anything he/she was trying to
change about himself/herself, or should be trying to improve on?
How would you rate ______________ overall job performance on a scale of 1 to 10
(10 being high) compared with others you observed in a similar capacity?
Have you seen ______________ current resume? Let me read to you what it says
were his/her duties and accomplishments at your organization.
Is ______________ honest?
How well does ______________ relate to other people? Which employees does
he/she work best with: Superiors/peers/subordinates? Is he/she a team player?
How did ______________ last job performance review go? What strengths were
cited?
What recommended improvement areas were noted? How about the performance
review prior to that?
What do you feel were ______________s most major accomplishments with your
company? What changed as a result of his/her involvement?
On average, how many times did ______________ miss work or come in late? Does
he/she have any personal problems or bad habits that interfered with his/her job
performance?
Whom did ______________ work for prior to joining your company? When hired
were his/her references checked? What did the references have to say?
DEVELOPMENTAL
What is the biggest change youve observed in ______________? Where has there
been the most growth or development?
Is ______________ in the right job/career? How far do you think he/she can go?
What do you feel frustrated ______________ in his/her last position with your
company?
How did ______________ handle himself/herself in times of conflict?
If ______________ asked you what one thing would most improve the way he/she
performs on the job, what specific advice would you give him/her?
What is the best way to work with ______________ to quickly maximize his/her
talents and effectiveness for the company?
Human Resources Department

Recruitment Unit

NETWORKING
What other person(s) know ______________?
Name: ______________ Name:_______________
Title: _______________ Title:________________
Location:____________ Location:______________
Telephone:__________ Telephone:____________
OVERALL RATING:
Excellent __ Good __ Some Reservation __ Poor __
Check made by:_________________________ Date:__________
Comments/Summary:___________________________________
____________________________________________________

Human Resources Department

Recruitment Unit

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