Reference Form
Reference Form
American Work Experience • 500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 400 • Greenwich, CT 06830 • USA
Phone: (203) 661-9352 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.aweusa.com
II. TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PERSON PROVIDING A REFERENCE (Note: this form must be completed in English)
This applicant is applying to American Work Experience (AWE) for an experience in the USA. The job they have applied for may be,
for example, working in a restaurant, hotel, amusement park or summer camp. In any of these positions this person will need a
positive attitude and the ability to work as part of a team.
Please be extremely honest in your assessment of this person, so that both AWE and the potential U.S. employer can fully assess
their suitability for a summer experience in the U.S. If this applicant is accepted onto the AWE program and fails to complete
their assignment in the US, AWE will contact you for further details regarding your responses indicated.
This form can be returned to the applicant or if you prefer, you may send or email the completed form to AWE at the address or email
above. If you have any additional comments to make, please include them on a separate sheet and attach it to this reference.
In what capacity do you know the applicant? (Note: references from relatives, friends or family friends are not acceptable)
❑ as a student ❏ as a current/former employee ❏ other
If employed by you, what is/was his/her position?
Describe his/her responsibilities during this employment:
Please indicate his/her level of performance as Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) in the following areas:
S U S U S U
Timekeeping ❏ ❏ Teamwork ❏ ❏ Adaptability ❏ ❏
Meeting Deadlines ❏ ❏ Flexibility ❏ ❏ Following Instructions ❏ ❏
Please indicate your assessment of the applicant for each of the following qualities by ticking the most appropriate category:
Excellent (E), Good (G),Average (A) or Poor (P).
E G A P E G A P E G A P
Maturity ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Initiative ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Flexibility ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Honesty ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Energy ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Commitment ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Responsibility ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Attitude ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Determination ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
Please comment here if you answered “P” for any category above:
AWE is committed to the welfare and protection of children/young people. Do you have any concerns about him/her being in direct
contact with this group of people? ❏ Yes ❏ No If ‘Yes’, please give details here:
Would you recommend this person for a cultural experience and employment in the U.S.? ❏ Yes ❏ No Please explain why:
What reason(s) does he/she have for returning to his/her home country at the end of the placement?
Address ____________________________________________________
Please use the other side of this form if you have any additional comments
Reference Form
Please use this side for additional comments you wish to make, or to provide more details.