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> Asking for references. First off this is a legal minefield. A reference that isn't glowing is going to open themselves up to liability. Any well run business
by vonmoltke 12y ago
> Asking for references. First off this is a legal minefield. A reference that isn't glowing is going to open themselves up to liability. Any well run business is only going to say you worked there for some period of time. And who is going to give people they think will give a bad reference? This one shows naivety.
I recently stumbled across two research-oriented companies that demanded references as a condition of reviewing your resume. I can't believe they get very many good candidates with a borderline offensive requirement like that.
- MCRed 12y agoJust imagine if every company did that-- your references would be overwhelmed with phone calls. My policy, in the past, was that I'd give references after getting an offer, so that the references would only have to spend their time on a job I wanted to take.