what questions to ask when calling for a job reference?
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Reference checks help potential employers confirm that candidates have been honest in their job application and interview responses. What do they want to know? Some of the questions asked when checking references are factual, centering around job title, salary, employment dates, etc.
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['#Q1. Tell me about yourself. or Describe yourself. ... ', '#Q2. Why are you searching for a job? ... ', '#Q3. How did you hear about this position? ... ', '#Q4. What do you know about our company? ... ', '#Q5. Why do you want this job? ... ', '#Q6. ... ', '#Q7. ... ', '#Q8.']
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['What is good customer service? ... ', 'Do you work well with people? ... ', 'What hours are you available? ... ', 'Why are you applying to work here? ... ', "What would you do if your replacement doesn't show up? ... ", 'If hired, how long do you plan on working here? ... ', 'The credit card machine is broken.']
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['Tell me a bit about yourself?', 'What attracted you to apply for this position?', 'How would you describe your work style?', "What can you tell me that isn't on your resume that is important for me to know about you?", 'Would you rather finish something late and perfectly, or on-time and imperfectly?']
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['Why are you interested in this position?', 'Tell me about yourself.', 'Why are you leaving your current job?', 'What do you know about the company?', 'What questions do you have for me?']
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['Tell me about yourself. ... ', 'Why are you interested in this position? ... ', 'Why are you leaving your current job? ... ', 'Can you describe a work or school instance in which you messed up? ... ', 'Tell me about a time when you experienced conflict with a co-worker and how you dealt with it.']
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['Where do you see yourself in five years time? ... ', 'What are your strengths/weaknesses? ... ', 'Why should I hire you? ... ', 'Tell me about yourself/your work experience. ... ', 'Why do you want this job? ... ', 'What are your salary expectations? ... ', 'Why are you the right fit to succeed in this role?']
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['What strengths will you bring to this position? ... ', 'Tell me about a few of the first things you would do in this role. ... ', 'What type of work environment do you prefer? ... ', 'What are your career goals? ... ', 'What salary would you expect for this role? ... ', 'Do you have any questions for us?']
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['What are your strengths?', 'What are your weaknesses?', 'Why are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?', 'Where do you see yourself in 5 years? ... ', 'Why do you want to leave your current company?', 'Why was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert date]?']
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['Tell me about yourself.', 'What are your strengths?', 'What are your weaknesses?', 'Why do you want this job?', 'Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?', "What's your ideal company?", 'What attracted you to this company?', 'Why should we hire you?']
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['“Why are you interested in this job?”', '“Why did you leave your last job?”', '“What do you know about us?”', '“What can you tell me about yourself?”', '“What did your last job involve?”', '“Why did you choose this career?”']
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['1.”What Will Be the Biggest Challenge for the Person Filling This Position?” ... ', '“Why Is This Position Available?” ... ', '“What Would Other Employees Say Is the Best Part About Working Here?” ... ', 'Remember…']
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['What is their salary?', 'How long have they been with the company?', 'Is their position full time or part time?', 'Would you describe their position as permanent or temporary?']
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['Why did the candidate leave the company?', 'Were there any workplace conduct or ethical incidents caused by this candidate when they worked for your company?', 'Is the candidate eligible to be re-hired and would you re-hire them? Why or why not?']
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["Can you tell me about the team I'll be working with?", 'Who will I work with most closely?', 'Who will I report to directly?', 'Can you tell me about my direct reports? ... ', 'Do you expect to hire more people in this department in the next six months?']
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['Can you tell me a little about yourself? ... ', 'Why are you interested in working here? ... ', 'What do you know about the company? ... ', 'Tell me about your previous experience. ... ', 'What are your strengths? ... ', 'What do you still need to work on? ... ', 'How would your previous employer describe you? ... ', "What's your biggest professional accomplishment to date?"]
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['Before the Second Interview.', 'What are your career goals?', 'Why do you want this position?', 'Why should we hire you?', 'What is your ideal work environment?', 'What would you want to accomplish in your first 30 days at this company?', 'What challenges are you lacking in your current job?']