I've found a great potential job, given them references, and know the references will be contacted on Monday. To what extent is it typical to let your references know beforehand they will be contacted by my potential employer? [more inside]
posted by diode on Nov 21, 2009 - 17 answers

I recently had a job interview that I felt fantastic about. However, the employer asked me to provide references. I can probably rustle up one, but other than that I've got nothing. Will this completely kill my chances of landing the job? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 22, 2009 - 13 answers

I recently got turned down for a job I thought was a slam dunk, and am now really concerned about the quality of my references. Going forward, is there any way to check the quality of what people would say about me, or negotiate to improve whatever negative opinions they might have? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 16, 2009 - 9 answers

In Canada, is it legal to verify the employment history of a job candidate without their consent? [more inside]
posted by Raynyn on May 23, 2008 - 7 answers

Question within about a request from a potential employer for additional references that I can't provide (not because they're bad, just due to circumstances), and how to handle the process of saying "no, sorry" to them. [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Dec 10, 2007 - 11 answers

What is the least expensive and easiest way to fight a slanderous bad reference, when the reference's number was not provided by me? (The employer took the "back-door reference" route.) [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Sep 29, 2005 - 18 answers

Yesterday, I got fired from my job. I'm a Canadian living in Uganda, and I have (had) a job working full time as a consultant (marketing and business strategy) for a Ugandan manufacturing company. Officially i'm fired for 'non performance', in reality i'm fired for 'talking back' and being 'disrespectful'. [more inside]
posted by Kololo on Aug 19, 2005 - 11 answers