Reference Check Question Bank — 30 Questions + Email Templates

Prepare an authorized, job-related reference conversation.

Thirty reference questions, five editable email templates and an evidence-notes workbook help you prepare outreach and record what a reference directly observed. Choose questions that match the role and the process approved by your organization.

What is in your download

• Question Bank: 30 questions in editable Word and PDF reading formats.
• Email Scripts: candidate authorization request, reference invitation, confirmation/reminder, thank-you and additional authorized reference request, in Word and PDF.
• Evidence Notes: Excel workbook and noncalculating PDF companion.
• START-HERE.pdf with the file map, preparation sequence and use limits.

One ZIP containing seven files: two DOCX, one XLSX and four PDFs. The PDFs are reading or print copies, not fillable or calculating forms.

Use only candidate-authorized references and contact methods. Obtain separate explicit permission before contacting a current employer. Distinguish direct observation from hearsay and record a neutral summary. The kit does not include covert or off-list outreach.

General writing and recordkeeping support, not legal or employment advice. It does not provide third-party background-report legal forms or guarantee a hiring outcome; have qualified HR or legal reviewers approve your process.

License: Single-business commercial use. May not be resold, redistributed, publicly shared, sublicensed, or used as a base for derivative templates sold elsewhere. Covers internal use within one business entity.