Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 - Employment Reference, career transition, employment, interview, job application, job interview, references

Reference: when in a job application?

John, a job seeker in sales, asks: I am in a good job at present, but looking to move soon. My question is, when should I seek to line up my references? Most of my old bosses/employers have moved on or gone out of business. Approaching some of my old [...]

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Friday, September 25th, 2009 - Employment Reference, employment, job application, job search, references

Employment Reference Questions

Claire, a nurse, asks: can an employer offer you a job subject to reference, and then tell you they had “concerns” and offer a lower paid job? I had been doing a band 7 nursing position at a hospital for 18months, and saw an advert at another hospital for a full time band [...]

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