Hi Venkat,
Below is the reference check form, which we generally used for our candidates.
Hope it will give you an idea on reference check. REFERENCE CHECK FORM
Name of candidate: ___________________________Date:_______
Position applied for: __________________________________________________________
Referee’s name:______________Company ___________
Contact number: ___________________
1. How long have you known him/her? __-_______ Years ________ Months
In what capacity? (Manager/supervisor? Colleague? Social acquaintance? For the purposes of the reference check, it is important that the referee previously supervised, or had direct responsibility for the person).
2. I understand that he/she worked with your company as a _Senior Software Enginerr___ (position) from __/__/__ to ___/___/___, and he/she left your employ due to ________________________________________________________________________
Are these details correct? If not, please advise. -
______________________Yes__________________________________________________
3. What were his/her main responsibilities?
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4. How would you describe his/her overall work performance – Excellent, Good, Average or Poor? Why?
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5. Are there any specific areas where the person excelled? (list)
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6. Are there any specific areas where improvement was required? (list)
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7. Did he/she have any excessive sick leave or other unplanned absences whilst working for you? If ‘yes’, please provide further details.
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8. Were there any issues pertaining to punctuality? If ‘yes’, please provide further details.
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9. How would you describe his/her ability to get along with peers and management? (Probe as necessary)
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10. Are you aware of any outside of work activities that may affect his/her ability to undertake this job?
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11. Are you aware of any financial difficulties faced by him/her? If ‘yes’, please provide further details.
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12. Would you re-employ this person if you were given the opportunity? If ‘no’, why not?
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Comments
Received positive feedback. The referee was quite open in discussing issues and has clearly stated that the candidate would definitely be an asset to any organization that he joins. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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