How to get a reference of preference
29 August 2012
Getting the information you really want on candidates isn’t impossible, despite what you might think
‘I am really sorry, I can only confirm his title and dates of employment. Company policy.’
How many times have you heard that excuse?
An employer is not obliged to provide a reference for an employee, and conventional wisdom says that former employers won’t give references if they can avoid it.
Managers whose own company policy on references...