Reference Details
Name of reference:
Title and Company:
Relationship to the candidate:
Contact Info:
Main Questions
- Introduce yourself/company/the role
- How did you two work together?
- What are the times you’ve been most impressed with this person?
- Can you describe this person’s communication style with other team members?
- What are the top 3 areas this person has an opportunity to grow?
- Do you have any advice on how we can set this person up to be successful if they join? Specifically, what areas can we make sure to provide support/guidance in the first few months?
- Would you hire / work with this person again?
- Is there anything else you’d like to mention?
- Thank the references!
Additionally
- Ask role specific questions:
- If they’re an engineering candidate, ask about technical skills or how they communicate with non-technical team members.
- Ask value specific questions:
- Do you need someone who is biased towards action?
- Someone who is a team player?
- Someone who can be independent?