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It's standard policy in a lot of companies not to discuss anything further than to confirm that you were employed by them for the period stated. Apparently this
by mootothemax 16y ago
It's standard policy in a lot of companies not to discuss anything further than to confirm that you were employed by them for the period stated. Apparently this reduces the chances of them being sued be disgruntled former employees.
I believe that in current times, the fact that you were employed by a company for 10 years speaks for itself; if you were incompetent, in 9 out of 10 cases you wouldn't have lasted there so long.
So, save your money and your time, prepare a couple of potential personal references, and stop worrying about it :)
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- mootothemax 16y agoI'll have to hope that personal references will be enough and try to come up with some story about how my employer is legally hamstrung not to give a reference No! If you are asked about it (which to be honest, I find unlikely) just tell the truth - they're paranoid about being sued. Hell, I got told off at my last company (of 12 people) for asking as an interview question "What was your biggest IT mistake." The paranoia is pervasive unfortunately, but that's also your biggest strength - if there was a reason to fire you, within 10 years you would have been fired. A simple "they're paranoid about the law" will be both truthful and sufficient.