[cfaussie] Re: [OT] Question: Work Related

[Taco Fleur]

Scott,   A bad reference just shouldn't be presented. Is there someone else that can give you a reference eg someone you worked on a project with, a workmate, an ex-clients? Also, when you apply for a job make sure the company knows that the reason you left your last job was because of a personality clash with the boss. There is nothing wrong with that, you just need to know why the problem existed and how you would prevent it happening again, also, don't just blame the boss, take some ownership of the problem yourself, that way you don't have to play the victim. It looks bad from the interviewers point of view if you say it was all someone elses fault.   I did not leave the job, I was made redundant. Not fired, or sacked for bad work, but made redundant, which I guess means "Sorry we have no more work for you." I am a fairly honest person, and would most certainly take some of the blaim if some of it belnoged to me, however I thought hard and long and did not see any huge mistakes that could have resulted in this problem.   I can't give any ex-clients as reference as they are all in Spain, and mostly speak Spanish.   If you definitely need a reference from your prior employer make it a written one. Give them a call and ask them for one, I'd suggest you draft it yourself, keep it to facts and don't go into performance so there isn't anything they'll want to change.   This does not work either as that is exactly what I tried, but got told that they do not give any references (besides bad ones ;-))   --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/