reference check

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. This is a reference check form that the co-worker who referred me to this job filled out.

Note: I didn’t know he had this in him. I think he was being too kind. I was hired.


1. How long have you professionally known him/her?
Over 3 years.

2. What was the working relationship?
We worked together at [Old company name].

3. What were his/her duties/responsibilities?
In charge of keeping up the right ratio of ethnic stereotypes and magic tricks.

4. How would you describe his/her personality?
Suicidal.

5. How does he/she interact with others?
Usually makes fun of them.

6. How would you evaluate his/her communication skills?
Never talked to him. He refused to look at me.

7. How would you rate his/her technical skills? Why?
Doesn’t really know too much, but great at pretending.

8. Has he/she ever put in a situation where he/she had to deal with change? If so, how did he/she handle it?
He was asked to build a page once and had a nervous breakdown. He almost went postal at the office.

9. Was he/she able to meet deadlines?
He doesn’t really know what deadlines are. No one trusted him enough to actually give him any work.

10. Was he/she ever promoted?
Demoted 3 times. He also cleans the toilets now.

11. How would you describe his/her ability to set goals and priorities?
Not that great. His main goal in life is to meet Barney.

12. Can you comment on his/her ability to solve problems?
Very good. He is the 3 time Sudoku champion.

13. What sort of work do you think best suits his/her abilities?
Professional shoemaker.

14. If you were in the position to rehire him/her, would you?
Absolutely. You always need someone at the office to make fun off.

15. What are his/her overall strengths?
One of the best I have ever seen at demoralizing and making fun of people.

16. What are his/her weaknesses?
Too many to list at this point. I’ll start a blog.

17. If you were to advise his/her new boss, what advice would you give regarding him/her?
Don’t piss him off….

10 thoughts on “reference check”

  1. he did this just for fun. i’m sure he didn’t really submit it. i asked him for the one he really submitted, he refused.

    half of these are probably true.

  2. He is the 3 time Sudoku champion.

    this reminds me of when we were trekking all over the UoT campus during the july newunion, and wherever we sat down, you’d bust out with the newspaper and a pen(cil). i think i said something about you and your crossword puzzles, and you said curtly, ‘it’s sudoku.’ hahahaha

  3. @asmaa – what’s the job?

    @yasmine – sudoku is the uncrossword puzzle. to do crosswords you need memory, to do sudoku you need logic.

    @bb_aisha – i’m actually not that good. i can do the easy ones fast.

  4. @asmaa – what’s the job?

    @yasmine – sudoku is the uncrossword puzzle. to do crosswords you need memory, to do sudoku you need logic.

    @bb_aisha – i’m actually not that good. i can do the easy ones fast.

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