I wish it was so, actually you are partially right, when I first asked for a reference I was told exactly what you just said "They don't give out references" however company B insisted on a reference, so I gave them a contact number. and this contact gave a reference after all, although it was a bad one..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Dickinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:25 AM Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Re: [OT] Question: Work Related > Here's a point which I'm surprised no-one has mentioned yet. > > Basically, very few employer actually take note of references. > > These days, more and more companies shy away from giving references. One > of my previous employers, when asked for a reference, would say only that > the person worked for them, for what period, and in what capacity. They > were terrified of the legal consequences of doing otherwise. > > Quite a few employers realize this, and don't even ask for refs. > > Other employers, or even recruiters, really prefer to trust their gut > reaction to you during the interview, and are either prepared to disregard > what anyone else may say/think. In my five years hanging around the IT > Scene here in Sydney, I've been astonished how prevalent this attitude is. > > And even when employers/recruiters ask for references, you'd be astonished > how rarely they actually go to the trouble of checking them. I used to > have a short list of people, who were also trusted friends (very helpful > !) whose names I regularly gave out as referees. Every now and then, I'd > ask who or how many people contacted them. The answer was usually > .......... you guessed it ....... no-one. > > If there is a moral to this ramble, it is ....... don't stress about > references. They are overrated as either a positive or a negative concern. > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
