Top Questions To Ask When Checking References

Checking the references of a potential employee is an important step in the hiring process. Second-hand reports from supervisors and coworkers can often be more revealing than face-time with the actual candidate.?

Since you can only borrow a little bit of the reference’s time, it’s crucial to choose your questions wisely in order to get the most valuable answers. Here are the important questions to ask:

1. What was the nature of their work and job responsibilities?

2. What would you consider to be their strongest area(s)?

3. Everyone has areas in need of improvement – tell me about theirs.

4. Tell me about their work ethic and the quality/quantity of work?

5. What about communication skills? How did they best communicate with you?

6. Describe their personality.

7. Describe their flexibility – are they adaptable to change?

8. What was their reason for leaving?

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