Fill and Sign the Telephone Reference Check Form

TELEPHONE REFERENCE CHECK INSTRUCTIONS 1. Contact applicant’s most recent employer(s) 2. Introduce yourself and the purpose of your call and ask if the reference has a few moments to respond to your questions. If not, schedule a better time to contact them. 3. Follow the questions on the reference check form (attached) and denote responses. 4. If additional space is required, use the back of the form to record responses. 5. Be sure to thank reference for their time. TELEPHONE REFERENCE CHECK Applicant:       Job Applied For:       Employer Contacted:       Contacted Date:       Reference Check Made by:       Performance Verification _____________ has applied for the position of _____________ with our Company and we are trying to determine his/her suitability for this job. Do you have a few minutes to answer some questions that will assist us in understanding _____________ ’s ability in some areas that we have determined to be important for this job? 1) If you had to rate _____________ ’s overall performance, would you rate it above, at or below expectations ? Why? 2) May I read from _____________ ’s resume, which describes his/her responsibilities while working at your company? Does this sound accurate? Are there any omissions or corrections? 3) What contributions has _____________ made to your company? 4) If we were to select _____________ for this job, what suggestions would you give us to help him/her be successful in this job? 5) Are you aware of any inappropriate work conduct by _____________ while in your employment? If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________ 6) Are you aware of any intimidating, threatening or violent conduct by _____________ while in your employment? If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________ 7) Is there anything else that you think would be helpful for us to know about _____________ in making our selection decision? 8) Would you rehire _____________ ? Thank you for your time.Employment Verification Person Contacted: ____________ Title: ____________ Phone: _____________________ Applicant Employment Dates: ___________ Job Held/General Duties : _________________________________________ Reason for Leaving: _____________________________________________