reference-check-script
Run a rigorous candidate reference check that surfaces real signal. Use when asked to prepare or conduct reference calls for a job candidate, design reference questions, or build a reference-check rubric. Produces a structured question set, probing follow-ups, a red/yellow/green scoring rubric, and the legal guardrails — designed to get past 'they were great' without leading the referee.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill reference-check-script --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Reference Check Script Skill A reference check fails when it's a formality — you call, they say "great to work with," you tick the box. This skill writes a call that actually de-risks the hire: questions that make it *safe and easy* for a referee to be honest, follow-ups that open the gap between polite and true, and a rubric that turns what you hear into a defensible signal. ## Working from a brief Given the role and what you need to validate, **write the full script** — tailor the questions to the specific concerns (the shaky interview signal, the seniority stretch, the manager-vs-IC question). Default to a ~20–25 minute call structure. ## Required Inputs Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label the assumption): - **Role** and level, and the **1–3 things to validate or de-risk** (the open questions from interviews) - **Referee relationship** to the candidate (former manager / peer / report / client) - **Reference type** — candidate-provided or back-channel (changes how candid you probe) ## Output Format ### Framing (how to open) A 2–3 sentence opener that sets candor: confidential, no scripted "sales pitch" needed, you're calibrating not gatekeeping. The single most impor
- Working from a brief
- Required Inputs
- Output Format
- Framing (how to open)
- Question set (in order)
- Probing follow-ups
- Scoring rubric
- Legal & fairness guardrails
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the reference-check-script skill do?
Run a rigorous candidate reference check that surfaces real signal. Use when asked to prepare or conduct reference calls for a job candidate, design reference questions, or build a reference-check rubric. Produces a structured question set, probing follow-ups, a red/yellow/green scoring rubric, and the legal guardrails — designed to get past 'they were great' without leading the referee.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill reference-check-script --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.