I keep getting close to getting good jobs, then at the last minute I get dropped .... I was wondering if there was a way to find out what your former employers , current employer, and references are rerally saying .
2007-03-09 06:25:12 · 6 answers · asked by Aarren A 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Almc .... - This has happened after the 2nd or 3rd interveiw .
2007-03-09 06:43:20 · update #1
Have one of your friends call and ask for references for you.
Or if you think your references should be good, and think they are not, call up yourself and ask what they are saying.
Do you have one former employer who will give a glowing reference for you. People do not realize how important it is to make sure you have at least one former boss who will talk about how wonderful you are, even if (especially if) the corporate policy is to only verify dates, title, wage & rather or not you are elible for re-hire.
Good luck
2007-03-09 07:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is very little a former employer can say. That is both a help and a hindrance. When I call on a potential new hire it is what the former employer does not say that is most helpful. When I ask if he/she is eligible for rehire the answer will be "no" if the person was fired for some offense or the answer will be "yes, they are eligible". That second answer is a shut down for me because it is just the facts. I want to hear that "yes we would hire him/her back in a second, best darn employee we have ever had." One of my past employees had a friend call for a dummy employment reference to find out what my response would be. "Great employee when he shows up" probably wasn't what the ex wanted to hear but it was the truth. So maybe you should sole search and to figure out what you shortcoming would be and preempt it with the potential employer by "confessing" that you may have had a problem with - what ever; attendance; attitude - but you have grown and feel you could do a better job now.
2007-03-09 06:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by justwondering 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have someone you know call your references as a prospective employer and do a background check on you. See what they are saying or not saying. I have had candidates with great references but they lied about their actual job title and duties, dates they worked there (said they worked some place for 2 years, turned out to be 3 weeks), or education. Fraud is fraud and I had to revoked the job offer.
If you are concerned that this is the reason why this is happening then do a test run so you can see what they are saying.
2007-03-09 10:22:21 · answer #3 · answered by hr4me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do is I contact my references and act as an employer and try to find out that way. If you think your former employer will recognize your voice, have one of your friends call in front of you and see what they say. How is your former employer supposed to know the difference? :)
2007-03-09 06:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by Juggalo Happy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only by asking those people who you list as references - and even then, they're not obligated to tell you. (Any potential employer will never tell you what your references say, or even which ones they called - if any.)
You can always ask any employer that you apply with who doesn't hire you the reason why you're not hired. Explain to them you'd like to know if there's any areas you need to work on or gain more experience with. (If they say nothing, then you know it's an issue with you not your experience.)
2007-03-09 06:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aarren,
It's probably not your references. Companies only go to check references once they have decided on a candidate to hire. It's seldom that a candidate fails a reference check. Reference checks are a formality in most cases.
You can ask the interviewer or HR rep why you were passed over for the job. Often, they will be honest.
-- Liam
2007-03-09 06:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by almcneilcan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋