Somebody has given your name.
You did not ask for this, so here is exactly what it is before you start.
Why you got the email
Someone you used to work with has applied for a job and named you as a referee. The agency or employer hiring them uses CheckedWell to collect references. We provide the software. The email came from them and has their name on it.
How long it takes
About five minutes. Most of it is choosing from options rather than writing. Your answers save as you go, so if you get interrupted the same link picks up where you left off.
Who reads what you write
The organisation that asked you. Some questions are marked as not shared with their client. Only the organisation sees those answers, and the form tells you which ones they are as you go. Nothing you write is sold, and nothing is used to advertise to you.
Will anyone contact you about jobs?
Only if you ask them to. At the bottom of the form there is a tick box to say you would be interested in hearing about roles yourself. It starts unticked and has nothing to do with the reference. If you tick it, the organisation that asked you may get in touch about work, and you can tell them to stop at any time.
What we record besides your answers
The date, the time and the IP address of your submission. This helps catch people writing their own references. You are told about it before any answer is stored.
If you are the wrong person
Say so. There is a button on the first screen, it takes one tap and it stops the reminders straight away. If you know who would be better placed to comment, you can tell us that too. That is more useful to everyone than a reference from someone who barely remembers the candidate.
If you would rather not
That is fine too, and it is the same button. Nobody is told you refused, only that you were not the right person to ask.
Not sure the email was genuine?
A real CheckedWell link points to a checkedwell.com address and asks for answers about someone else. It never asks for a password, a payment or a document of your own. If a page asks for any of those, it is not us. You can also ring the organisation named at the top of the page and ask.