Online Reference Form: Employer

Thank you very much for serving as a Professional Reference for the candidate named above. Your input is a very important part of the selection process and heavy weight is placed upon your input in order to help us make a good hiring decision. We would very much appreciate your comments on the candidate’s strengths, areas for improvement and how we might best manage him/her.

Your insights will be very helpful to both the candidate and to us. And, of course, anything you share will be held in the strictest of confidence. We have thoroughly reviewed the candidate’s career history and we are particularly interested in your perspective regarding his/her experience, technical ability, and how well you think he/she would fit into the culture of our organization.

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First Name:

Last Name:

Name of Applicant:

Company / College Name:

Company / College City:

Daytime Telephone:

Applicant's job title

Dates of Employment (to/from)

Briefly outline the Applicant's main job responsibilities in this position

If the Applicant is not longer in this position, please state the reason for leaving

How would you compare this Applicant's abilities, competence and performance with others in his/her peer group?

Rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 = poor, 5 = excellent):

If you feel that you do not know enough about the Applicant to rate a particular quality check "unknown."

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Ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.

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Thoroughness of completed work

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Attitude toward completion of unpleasant tasks.

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Ability to relate to peers in the workplace or at school

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Ability to work with a team

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Ability to work independently without close supervision

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Acceptance of Authority

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Ability to handle criticism

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Ability to handle ambiguity

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Sense of humor, particularly when faced with mistakes or failure.

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Ability to maintain self-esteem if projects do not yield fruit immediately

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Identify this Applicant's major strength.

Identify any weaknesses that we should take into account in placement decisions and in formulating a long-term career development plan for the Applicant.

Please list any other comments you would like to make about this Applicant

Online Reference Form: Employer

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