What If Your Ex-Employer Has A No-Reference Policy?

An excerpt from reCareered's 1/30/12 newsletter that asks, What If Your Ex-Employer Has A No-Reference Policy? ...

How can you get references when your ex-employer has a policy against giving references?

It's not just if your old employer won't give references, you also have problems if your ex-employer will only give minimal references and only confirm dates of employment.

While technically a reference, confirmation of employment doesn't say if your old employer liked you ... or hated you.

Employers and recruiters don't want these limited information references - they are looking for a reference that will either say good things about you as an employee, or say not-so-good things.

Employers and recruiters want a reference that will take a stand ... otherwise it's not much value to a hiring decision.

Learn what to do when your ex-employer has a no-reference or limited-reference policy, by reading:

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