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March 11, 2014


[FORMER EMPLOYER NAME]
Address
Address2  
City, State/Province
Zip/Postal Code



OBJECT: REFERENCE CHECK FOR [APPLICANT NAME] C [SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER]

Dear [FORMER EMPLOYER NAME],

A former employee of your company, [APPLICANT NAME], has applied for a position with our company. As part of interview process, we are hereby requesting background information from you on this employee. [HE/SHE] has given us permission to request such information from you and a copy of such request is attached hereto.

Please provide us the following information concerning this former employee:

Dates of employment:            Positions held:           

Responsibilities:                       

Last total salary and bonus while employed:                  

Reason given for terminated/leaving:                   

How would you rate his/her overall competence? (Check one.)Outstanding     Good     Average      Fair     Poor     

Please state briefly what you believe to be his/her greatest strengths and weaknesses (if any):
Strengths                       
Weaknesses                       

If you had an opening for which he/she is qualified, would you rehire him/her?  Yes   No   
If no, please state why.                    

I assure that any information you supply about this applicant will be held in strict confidence. If there is ever an opportunity for me to reciprocate, I will be pleased to do so. We will need this information as soon as possible, and thus we would appreciate if you could fax the response to the undersigned at [FAX NUMBER]. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,


Your name
Your title
(800) 123-4567
youremail@yourcompany.com

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