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For more information on Hiring The Executive Director visit www.ncnb.org or www.genie.org

Checking References Of Potential Candidates
Note: Revise these questions as needed to fit your criteria.

Name of Candidate:

Name of Person Giving Reference:

Relationship to Candidate:

Interviewer:

  • What are this person's greatest strengths? What is he/she best at?
  • What do you see as his/her areas of greatest difficulty?
  • Is he/she creative? On what do you base your opinion?
  • Does he/she have a sense of humour? Describe examples.
  • If you were his/her boss, what one thing would you have her/him work to improve?
  • Are you aware of any problems he/she has had with staff who work with him/her?
  • With a board? Politically, in the community? Were they resolved? How?

Adapted from Hiring the Executive Director, Sheila Albert. United Way/Centraide Canada

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