There are companies in the "real" business world that do nothing
but test references. Of course it is OK.
annette
On Tue, 30 May 2000, Michael Sylvester wrote:
> would like to get some opinion on this. Say you have listed 5 references
> on your resume' and that you would like to test what type of information
> they would give to potential employers,so you decide to conduct a test.
> You have someone call them up and pretend that he/she is a Chairman
> of a Department interested in hiring you and that this person is
> interested in the references' opinions about you.
> Based on the info received,you decide to drop one or two of the references
> from your resume' because of negativity.
> Is it ok to put refences to such a test?
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> Michael Sylvester,Ph.D
> Daytona Beach,Florida
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Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
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