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Ask someone to be your referee and make it easy for them
A new employer wants two referees by Friday. Get a message that asks nicely, reminds them what you did and tells them what to expect.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me ask someone to be my referee. Who: [name, their role, how I know them] When we worked together: [dates] The new job: [title, company] What they'd remember about my work: [projects, results] What the employer will ask: [e.g. dates, role, a short form] When: [deadline] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A friendly request under 100 words that makes it easy to say no. 2. A short "memory jogger": my dates, role and three things we worked on. 3. What they can expect: who will contact them and roughly when. 4. A thank-you message for after. Remind me to check with Acas or GOV.UK if a reference seems unfair. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. name, their role, how I know them: a short note you already have. dates: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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