Dear Tyrone,
Here are the results of your SC Enterprise reference investigation. During an interview with Daniel Leach, the following information was obtained.
INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL LEACH, PROJECT MANAGER
Q) Can you verify that Tyrone worked for SC Enterprise from 4/2000 to 10/2001?
A) I am not sure about the exact dates but that sounds about right.
Q) What was your working relationship with Tyrone?
A) I was his direct supervisor.
Q) Did you supervise his work the entire time he was employed at SC Enterprise?
A) Yeah.
Q) What was his position?
A) Project Manager.
Q) Tyrone has described that his responsibilities as Project Manager included: Systems integration, networking, intercommunications, RF digital paging, nurse call, infant and industrial security, card access control, CCTV, telephone, fire alarm and professional sound/video/media retrieval systems. Is this accurate?
A) Well, he dabbled in that.
Q) When you say he dabbled, does that mean he wasn't ultimately responsible for doing the job?
A) No he wasn't solely responsible; he was essentially there to make sure everything got done.
Q) And did he make sure that things got done?
A) Well, I can't really comment on that.
Q) Tyrone also reported that during projects he would manage 3-4 staff as well as 15-20 project staff, is that accurate?
A) I am not sure about that. He did manage staff while they were on a project with him.
Q) Did he meet the positions performance requirements?
A) Not entirely. But I can't really elaborate on that.
Q) What was the reason for the separation of employment?
A) I don't know, I wasn't part of that.
Q) Could I get that information from the HR department? Would the reason for separation be in his file?
A) I'm sure. I know I must have seen it but I can't recall.
The following questions require you to rate Tyrone's performance on a scale of 1-5.
5 Being excellent and 1 being unsatisfactory; how would you rate his - |
Knowledge of the position and its responsibilities: 3-4 |
Written communication skills: He was OK |
Professional conduct: * see note |
Oral communication skills: OK ** see note |
Problem-solving abilities: Average |
The quality of his work: Average |
Time Management and organizational skills: OK |
Work ethics and moral integrity: *** see note |
* Part of the time it was pretty good. There were things he did toward the end that I thought were very unprofessional, but overall he was fairly good.
** When asked if you provided any oral presentations regarding your work, he stated no.
*** Compared to everyone else, I would say he was average.
Q) What were his strongest skills as an employee?
A) If I thought about it I might be able to think of something but our parting wasn't amicable.
Q) His resume and CV are quite extensive and he seems to have accomplished quite a lot; how much time would you need I might be able to wait?
A) (Laugh) I don't want to give him a bad reference, but he wasn't here long enough for me to get a good handle on that. (Employee was at SC for over a year and a half) An employee can't become proficient in that amount of time.
Q) What are areas of his performance needed improvement? I know you stated previously that you considered his actions to be unprofessional is there anything else that he might need to work on?
A) Well, early on, he was professional, but we found out later that he did things that were unprofessional.
Q) Was he a team player?
A) If he was in front of the team sure.
Q) Do you mean that he liked to be in charge?
A) Yeah.
Q) Was he able to form and maintain positive relationships with his supervisors?
A) Most of the time.
Q) How about his subordinates?
A) I think so.
Q) Have there been any complaints made or internal investigations, which resulted in disciplinary action?
A) I know people didn't appreciate being stuck in the middle.
Q) Did he meet your company's attendance requirements?
A) For the most part. He was late now and then.
Q) If you were responsible for hiring would he be eligible for rehire?
A) No.
Q) Would you recommend Tyrone for a similar position at a different company?
A) I think the less said the better.
Q) Would you recommend Tyrone for a Senior Project Manager position?
A) No. If things are going his way he's fine, but that's just my opinion.
Q) Do you mean he doesn't handle conflict very well?
A) Again, that's just opinion, I am no psychologist.
Q) Are there any additional comments you would like to add concerning Tyrone's employment with your company?
A) No, essentially I have said probably more than I should say.
Investigation Summary:
It took four attempts to reach Daniel Leach, Project Coordinator. During our interview his tone was jovial at times but mostly negative and he was often hesitant or sarcastic in his answers. He obviously cooperated in answering our questions, even though he stated that he thought he might have said too much. It is my opinion that this is a very negative reference and that you should avoid using this person as a reference on your resume.
I certify that the employer's representative I spoke with identified himself as Daniel Leach, Project Coordinator, and the above is a true account of this investigation.
Interviewer: SO |
