Employee Reference Check Request Letter

HR DEPARTMENT / EMPLOYER REQUEST LETTER / EMAIL TO CANDIDATE PREVIOUS COMPANY TO VERIFY EMPLOYMENT RECORD

[DATE, ex. Wednesday, June 11, 2014]

[NAME, COMPANY AND ADDRESS, ex.

John Smith

XYZ Inc.

1234 First Street

Suite 567

Anycity, Anystate  85245]

Dear [NAME, ex. John Smith],

We are considering [NAME, ex. James Johnson] (Social Security #[SSN]) for the position of [POSITION, ex. Sales Manager] at [FIRM NAME, ex. PowerAccount Limited].  We would like to request verification that he was employed by your firm between [DATE, ex. December, 2013] and [DATE, ex. July, 2014]. {STATE OTHER REQUESTED INFORMATION, ex. We would also be grateful if you could provide us with any other information you deem relevant to our decision to hire him.}

I thank you in advance and look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME, ex. Jill Jones]