| Grex > Scruples > #132: The difficult reference |
| The difficult reference | 
Jan 18 13:04 UTC 1996 |
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| response 1 of 4: |
Jan 19 03:00 UTC 1996 |
I honestly answer Joe's questions. And if Mike asks me about it I tell him the truth too. There are a lot of reasons for holding to this type of policy, one of which is it pretty much eliminates your having a lot of Bozzo friends.
| response 2 of 4: |
Jan 19 08:10 UTC 1996 |
There are also a lot of reasons why lying in a situation like that could actually help the applicant in the long run. I've seen cases of people who have managed to get hired for jobs that they weren't actually qualified for, and quit other jobs to take the new job, only to find themselves unemployed and with a not very good reference when the new employer figures out the truth about them. It really doesn't pay to lie to get a job.
| response 3 of 4: |
Jan 19 14:20 UTC 1996 |
If someone with those kinds of problems listed me as a reference for
a job where that would really effect performance, then they've got another
problem - they list bad references!
I usually require people to ask me before listing me as a reference
for these kinds of reasons ... I do have friends who I do not think are
competent in some of the fields they work in, and I'd rather not have to be
put in that kind of position.
However, if someone went against my request (or never asked) I'd tell
the truth about what I felt someone was and wasn't qualified for and potential
problems. They're going to learn anyways, and it's better to not get a job
than to lose it quickly.
| response 4 of 4: |
Jan 25 13:16 UTC 1996 |
aren't there some potential legal ramifications for citing medical history without being a trained whatchamacallit?