HR email templates * [General](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates.md) [Company’s holiday policy](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/companys-holiday-policy.md) * [Employee attendance policy](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/employee-attendance-policy.md) * [Employee harassment policy](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/employee-harassment-policy.md) * [COVID-19 (Coronavirus) HR action plan](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/covid-19-coronavirus-hr-action-plan-email-template.md) * [Working from home (WFH) tips](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/working-from-home-wfh-tips.md) * [Formal job offer](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/general-templates/formal-job-offer.md) * [Termination](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates.md) [Employee warning notice](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates/employee-warning-notice.md) * [Employment termination for cause](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates/employment-termination-for-cause.md) * [Business contract termination](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates/business-contract-termination.md) * [Employee termination](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates/employee-termination.md) * [Employee contract termination](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/termination-templates/employee-contract-termination.md) * [Reference](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates.md) [Asking candidates for references](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/asking-candidates-for-references.md) * [Referral request from Alumni](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/referral-request-from-alumni.md) * [Letter of recommendation](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/letter-of-recommendation.md) * [Employee reference](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/employee-reference.md) * [Requesting a reference for a new employee](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/requesting-a-reference-for-a-new-employee.md) * [Post-interview rejection](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/post-interview-rejection.md) * [Rejection letter to applicants](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/rejection-letter-to-applicants.md) * [Welcome letter to new employee](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/reference-letter-templates/welcome-letter-to-new-employee.md) * [Templates for Emails to Job Seekers](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-job-seekers.md) [Email respond to open application – job opportunity](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-job-seekers/email-respond-to-open-application-job-opportunity.md) * [Email respond to open job application – no vacancies](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-job-seekers/email-respond-to-open-job-application-no-vacancies-template.md) * [Templates for Emails to Sourced Candidates](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-sourced-candidates.md) [Email to a referred candidate](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-sourced-candidates/email-to-a-referred-candidate.md) * [Email to referred candidates](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-sourced-candidates/email-to-referred-candidates.md) * [Email to sourced developers](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates/templates-for-emails-to-sourced-candidates/email-to-sourced-developers.md) * [Email to sourced sales 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hiring stages. Two or three contacts are usually sufficient to learn about candidates’ past work performance. To avoid back-and-forth emails, make sure you ask candidates to send you all necessary contact information, including names, phones or emails and the working relationship they had with their references. You can ask specifically to get references from managers if, for example, you want to learn whether your candidates can follow instructions, take initiative and meet deadlines. To check how candidates behave as part of a team, ask for references from coworkers. Subject line: [Job_title] at [Company_name] Dear [Candidate_name] / Hi [Candidate_name], Thank you for taking the time to talk to us about the [Job_title] position and [completing your assignment]. We enjoyed getting to know you and we’d like to move to the [next/final] stage of the process. Could you provide me with [two] references of yours? It would be nice if you could send me the names, reporting relationship and phones or emails of [two] of your former [managers/colleagues]. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. All the best / Kind regards, [Your name] [Your email signature] Helpful? 👍 👎 ## How to use this email template? Use the above email template as your guide, but make sure you insert all the needed information and customize it to fit your own needs. ## Looking for more HR templates and samples? Check out our collection of [HR email templates](https://jobicy.com/tools/hr-email-templates.md). ![Megaphone](https://jobicy.com/data/elements/img/megaphone.svg) Looking for remote employees to work? Jobicy is helping companies of all sizes power their business with remote workers. 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