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Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 8:20 pm

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HR question - can you ask to see your references

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Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

Ultimately you're going to hvae to do the references the way the company you are applying at wants to do them. They'll have their own referencing process to follow, so that's what you'll need to do....

Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 8:00 pm

Replies: 29

HR question - can you ask to see your references

Views: 1,727

Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

There's an argument for insisting on talking to the manager. Sure your manager can write you a reference, but how does the new company know it's actually come from the manager, and not something...

Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 7:38 pm

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HR question - can you ask to see your references

Views: 1,727

Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

Not necessarily - it's not like international calling is expensive these days. My company, which is not very big, used three UK references, all with UK numbers, to do my references. The guys whose...

Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 3:58 pm

Replies: 29

HR question - can you ask to see your references

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Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

In the case of OP's original thing, though, if a verbal warning exists on her personnel file and there's details about it, then whoever is giving the reference can say "she was given a verbal warning...

Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 3:38 pm

Replies: 29

HR question - can you ask to see your references

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Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

The company I worked for in the UK had a standard "reference" that just said "SchnookoLoly held the title of [job title] in [team name], and worked for [company] from [startdate] to [enddate]. Her...

Forum: Canada

Apr 22nd 2014, 1:59 pm

Replies: 29

HR question - can you ask to see your references

Views: 1,727

Posted By SchnookoLoly

Re: HR question - can you ask to see your references

When I applied for my current position, references were done on the phone, similar to dbd33. My company did the references via a third party. I'm not sure if they provide a summary in written form to...

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