Applicant Reference Release
I hereby authorize {INSERT COMPANY NAME} ("the Company") to contact any company, person, or educational institution I listed as a reference on my employment application. I hereby allow any company, person, or educational institute I listed as a reference on my employment application to disclose any information they may have regarding my qualifications for employment, including but not limited to employment dates, descriptions of jobs performed, salary and wage rates and personal attributes.
I agree to release and discharge {INSERT COMPANY NAME} and {INSERT COMPANY NAME} successors, employees, officers, and directors as well as any company, person or educational institution I have listed as a reference for all claims, liabilities, and causes of action, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, for providing or receiving any information regarding my qualifications for employment. This release includes, but is not limited to, claims of defamation, libel, slander, negligence, or interference with contract or profession.
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