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I’ll second this for a different set of reasons. Firstly, if you talk to your reference about the position you are applying for they will be in a better positi
by gav 8y ago
I’ll second this for a different set of reasons.
Firstly, if you talk to your reference about the position you are applying for they will be in a better position to give meaningful feedback. I’ve been able to take somebody from a “maybe” to a hire because I knew how their interview went and their perceived weaknesses.
Secondly, you want to make sure that the person isn’t just going to be cold called—ideally they can set up a time over email so it’s at a good time. One time, while checking my reference the company called and somebody else picked up their phone as they weren’t in. They then proceeded to tell them that they’ve never heard of me and that I didn’t ever work there.
- mathattack 8y agoAmen! The reference check takes work for both you and the reference. Never give it out early because there is prep time for everyone.
- UncleEntity 8y ago> They then proceeded to tell them that they’ve never heard of me and that I didn’t ever work there. I did that to my boss once when I worked at a temp agency, someone called asking about employment history so I dutifully typed the name into the computer and was like "nope, looks like they've never worked here." Right after I hung up the phone I was like "wait a minute..." Office staff wasn't in the workers database so we couldn't cut ourselves checks and I totally spaced on the last name.