Re: references I've had former manager (and friend) call me and ask: "Are you looking for work?" When I told him "no", he told me that a recruiter had called h

Re: references I've had former manager (and friend) call me and ask: "Are you looking for work?" When I told him "no", he told me that a recruiter had called him to "check my references" as a pretense so they could ask him if he was looking to hire anyone. I would be very careful about giving out references.