I had listed one assistant manager as a reference for my job. They called him but he said he was busy because he wanted to discuss what to say with them first. I don't want them to have to repeatedly call him and look like he's no cooperative. My other 3 references did cooperate though. I was wondering in the event this one assistant manager never responds back to them, will it destroy my chances of getting this job with this company? I know for the future not to use him as one, but I really need to push this one through without incident. He said we can meet up on Monday to discuss it further so he can call them back. Am I just being paranoid?
2007-06-22 11:52:12 · 7 answers · asked by Robert W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Meet up with him Monday and have him call back. Sometimes references take a few days to call back. If I really wanted to hire you, I wouldn't be sweating it.
2007-06-22 12:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read a lot of resumes and sat through many many interviews. I can't see how it would be a show stopper from my perspective. I would drop the reference though, you don't need anything to drag you down.
Three business and one or two personal references is adequate. At least it was for my purposes. Keep in mind that's my opinion, other people can have different ones and have them be just as valid. I worked with high tech people mostly. Other lines of work could be different.
Good luck on the job.
2007-06-22 19:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off all an old job can do is say that yes you worked for them, they can not legally say anything more than that. they can say whether or not they would hire you back. if you have a questionable reference i would tell the new job you are trying for what it is in advance.if you lie in order to get a new job and they find out about it you can be fired. but if you are truthful you'll be safe. so your best chance is to admit whatever the questionable problem is try to put as good a positive spin on it.. in other words put the problem back on your old job but don't make the old job look to bad. after all if you leave this new job you don't want them to wonder what you would say about them. if your old manager wants to sit down and talk to you about what he wants to say. just remind him/her that by law he can only adknowledge that yes you worked for them from this date to this date and that they would or would not hire you back. period.
2007-06-22 19:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not questionable in regard to your qualifications. I wouldn't think that his saying he's busy would have any effect on whether or not you get the job, since he's not your only reference.
It's always a good idea to let someone know when you're going to use them as a reference, even if they've told you to feel free to use them. That way they can get any questions out of the way.
2007-06-22 20:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he just wants to be certain that he only releases information about you that you are in agreement with.
If they don't ever get a chance to talk to him, they will think that he is unreliable not you.
When you talk to him, ask him point blank if he will want to talk to you first every time you use him as a reference. If he says "yes," I would not use him anymore. If he says "no," and he gives you a favourable reference, then use him in the future.
2007-06-22 19:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by Alletery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd drop him off your list
2007-06-22 18:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mike Frisbee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-06-22 19:02:24 · answer #7 · answered by tasha 24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋