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Governance
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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