Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
For me this week, two things reminded me of what I should have written a few years ago.
The first one is about the person I represent who received and accepted a job offer when successfully completing the reference.
The second is the statistics I see. . . 70% of managers changed their minds based on candidates they heard or did not hear when checking references.
I don’t believe in statistics. The writer may seem to use to illustrate this strongly. Let’s change the percentage to 5%.
One in 20 people lose their chance because their reference is poor or mediocre.
This should be obvious, but you have to interview and guide your references to speak positively and of course talk about your strengths, abilities, achievements and attitudes before you can provide it to potential employers as a reference.
Often, your references are busy men and women and are distracted when you receive a call to provide a reference. Without some guidance, they might say something stupid, stupid or thoroughly critical to you.
How do I know?
Over the years, I have checked a client’s references. I was shocked by some of the references I heard.
1. Totally bad reference
You don’t know if your boss thinks you’re not doing well? The consultation task that was terminated from the original term of the task should be a tip, but a person sent out an executive on a former client who told me without hesitation that the man had no idea what he claimed to know and stole money from him.
2. Medium reference
They say “She’s OK, (she’s a great employee)” or “I think (I think (you’ll re-rental this person)) when they answer questions. Maybe when they’re questioned, they’re thinking about something else, but lukewarm answers like this are as good as bad references.
3. No reference
The reference says: “Our company has a policy that prohibits us from providing references” that may be at Telecom saying you are a problem employee.
Every reference you provide should be pre-screened before handing over the person you hire to someone and should be reminded that they may receive calls about you before they can answer the call.
Not doing this is disturbing, it’s just your stupidity.
Don’t risk everything, but let your references blindly illustrate you.
Prepare them.
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