A reference request is an employer's enquiry about a former worker. Answer a reference request, a reference request came in.
Most large employers now confirm only dates and job title, since anything more risks a claim. A reference request that gets a bare answer says nothing either way.
1nounreference requestAn employer's enquiry about a former worker.
“The reference request was answered with two dates and nothing else.”
reference request is an enquiry.
Practised in Work & Careers