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Reference Check Guide

Candidate Name: _________________________ Reference Name:

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Current Employer: ________________________ Title:

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Position Candidate Held: ___________________ Company Name:

______________________

Reported Salary/Hourly Wage: ______________ Phone Number:

_______________________

Dates of Employment: _____________________ E-mail Address:

_______________________

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1. What was your professional relationship to the candidate?

2. How long have you known the candidate?

3. (a) What job(s) did the candidate perform?

(b) What were his/her duties?

(c) Did he/she supervise any staff?

If so, how many people did he/she supervise?

(d) What types of projects was he/she assigned to while

working for your company?

4. What can you tell me about candidate’s knowledge and

performance in this position(s)?

5. What were some of his/her key achievements while reporting

to you?

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6. What are his/her three most important strengths?

7. In what areas do you think he/she could improve?

8. The candidate stated that his/her most recent salary was $

Is this correct?
Do you recall when he/she received his/her last salary
increase?

9. How was he/she as an employee?

Was he/she prompt?

Meet deadlines?
How did he/she get along with
peers/supervisors/subordinates?

10. What was his/her reason for leaving?

11. If an appropriate position were open within your organization

would you rehire him/her?

12. Are there any other pertinent issues or additional

information regarding this candidate that we have not yet
discussed?

Reference checked by: ____________________ Date:

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Precision Resource Company has interviewed this candidate. We usually

check candidate references by asking specific questions to selected
previous employers with regard to qualifications and work history.
Precision Resource Company has not verified all representations made by
the candidate in the resume presented to us. We recommend that our
clients also perform their own reference checking.

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