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When an employer is looking to hire you, and he/she looks over your resume - do they usually call your last employer or the people you have listed to contact?

Answer 1

I have worked for several companies. The largest one (a fortune 100), would simply verify previous employment.

Others would check references.

Once, it was my job to check up on the new hires. Instead of asking a lot of questions, I would ask the manager if the person was eligble for rehire.

If not, then I had my answer.

If so, then he passed muster. Even still, there was a fellow that had glowing references (would you put somebody down that would say anything nasty about you?). We hired him, paid to relocate him, set him up in a new office and purchased him a company car.

After 36 hours, he disappeared. It turned out that he quit without telling anybody. We found the keys to the car in the ignition at the airport.

I thought about calling up the people I had talked to and tell them about his bizare behavior, but it would have served no good.

Answer 2

They will normally stick to the people you have nominated for them to contact. Don't worry, everyone has worked for an employer that may not give the best reference, for whatever reason, and most people / employers are well aware of this. Good luck in your job hunting !!!

Answer 3

Your last employer. They assume that anyone you listed as a reference will give you a good recommendation so they will usually call your previous employer first.

Answer 4

if they have doubt about u, then they will and cross check