NexoPad

Reference request email template for a job candidate

To ask a former company or manager for their opinion on a candidate.

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Hi customer name, Candidate name is in our hiring process for the Position role and listed you as a reference, since you worked together at Previous company. Could you spare a few minutes? We'd like to know: • What their responsibilities were. • Their main strengths. • How they worked as part of a team. You can reply to this email or, if you prefer, we can talk by phone before date + 5 days. Your answers will be kept confidential. Thanks in advance,

The parts in blue fill in on their own, or NexoPad asks you for them when you type the shortcut.

How to use it in NexoPad

  1. 1Add it or copy it

    Click “Add to NexoPad” if you have the extension, or “Copy for NexoPad”: it’s copied with its variables.

  2. 2Create the snippet

    In NexoPad, create a new snippet, paste the text and give it the shortcut /refcheck.

  3. 3Type it anywhere

    In Gmail, Zendesk or any website, type /refcheck and fill in the blanks.