Your reference will be asked the same questions commonly asked by most employers and recruiters when checking references. If you do not wish a specific question below asked, please mark it "no".
05. Ask what they think were your major accomplishments on the job
01. Confirm your official job title and dates of employment
02. Confirm your major job duties and responsibilities
03. Ask how they rate the quality of your work
17. Ask how you compare to other employees in similar positions
12. Your ability to get along with management, co-workers, clients or customers
06. Ask what they think are your major strengths
07. Ask what they think are your major weaknesses
15. If you held any other positions in the company and if you were promoted
09. Ask if they think you are a self-starter (do you have initiative)
16. Why you left the company (were you fired or did you resign and why)
23. If you wanted to work for the company again, would they rehire you
13. Your ability to be a team player (do you work well with others)
11. Ask if they think you have good oral and written communication skills
08. Ask if they think you have good moral character (integrity, honesty)
14. If personal problems ever affected your work
04. Ask them to rate your overall job performance on a scale of 1 to 10
18. Your leadership, supervisory and managerial abilities (management only)
20. Administration and budgetary skills (if applicable)
19. Ability to make short and long term plans (management only)
21. Technical skills (if applicable)
22. Ability to hire good employees (if applicable)
10. Your ability to handle stress and stressful situations such as deadlines
25. Whether or not they recommend you for the type of job you're seeking
List any other questions you want asked here
24. What kind of job they think you're best-suited to perform
26. Ask if there is anyone else that could discuss your employment history
27. What was your beginning and ending salary
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Section C: Your Reference's Name and Contact Information
Your Reference's Job Title:
Reference's Company Name:
Reference's (A/C) Telephone:
Your Reference's Name:
Your job title at this company:
Dates of employment (mm/yy):
Do you expect this person to give you a good reference?
List your major job duties:
Section B: Your Related Work History
Relationship to you
What positions are you interested in (job titles)?
Your name:
What do you feel were your greatest accomplishments at this job? (optional)
When is a good time to call this reference?
Ex: 8:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., between 3:00 - 5:00
In what state is this reference located?
Email address where you would like report sent
We do not do reference checks outside of the United States
Note: We do not ask questions that would be asked in a deposition or that would not be asked during a routine employment check. For example, "Did you in fact fire Mrs. Jones after you told her you would allow her to resign?" or "Did you give the promotion to Mr. Smith even though Mrs. Jones was better qualified?" are inappropriate questions that would not be asked by a recruiting firm doing a routine background check (and your reference won't answer them anyway).
