Popular Reference Check Questions
(That Your References
Might Be Asked)
There are many reference check questions that a potential employer might ask the people you use as references.
When verifying information regarding your background and experience, hiring managers tend to ask questions that will:
Confirm the dates that you worked for the company.
Confirm the job responsibilities that you held.
Confirm your starting and end salary.
Describe your main strengths and weaknesses.
Describe areas that you need to improve on.
Discuss your biggest accomplishment while working with you.
Confirm your attendance record and your punctuality.
Confirm any promotions you received.
Describe your communication/management/mentoring skills.
Rate your technical skills.
Assess your ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
Detail your ability to work with others and as part of a team.
Detail your ability to work independently.
Critique your ability to plan long and short term.
Confirm whether or not you were respected by your coworkers.
Confirm whether or not you are an honest employee.
Describe your level of integrity.
Confirm why left the company if you no longer work there.
Verify if your reference would hire you again if the opportunity arose.
Verify if your reference feels you are suitable for this particular position.
Confirm anything else the hiring company should know about you.
As you can see, there are many things that might be asked as part of reference checks with regards to your background.
Certainly, the level of the position you are interviewing for and the industry you work in will determine which questions are asked during the reference checks.
This list of reference check questions should make you think about which former managers/colleagues are best-suited to handle reference checks for you. Again, good reference checks won’t get you the job on their own, but a bad reference check can cost you one.
You ideally want to find people who will not only provide you with a good referral of course but also who can comfortably and confidently answer reference check questions at length and in as much detail as possible.
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