QQ. References and Recommendations
"It takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but only a moment to lose it."
Yiddish Proverb
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- NL 1: The “Seeking a New Job Letter” – Often Overlooked, but Highly Effective
- QA 1: “I accepted a job offer, but now they insist on one more reference. Must I comply?”
- QA 2: “What happens if a prospective employer I’m interviewing with contacts my present employer? Should I let them?”
- QA 3: “My former employer refuses even to confirm my dates of employment. Any recourse?”
- QA 4: “Are prospective employers limited in what they can ask a former employer about you, and is the former employer limited in what it can say?”
- QA 5: “How can I deal with the possibility that my present employer is sabotaging my attempts to get a new job by saying bad things about me?”
- QA 6: “Can I stop my former employer from telling prospective employers that they would not hire me back if I applied?”
- QA 7: “How can I collect commissions due me from my former employer and still get a good job reference?”
- QA 8: “Can a former employee negotiate to get a neutral reason for departure from her former employer after she was terminated for poor performance?”
- QA 9: “How can I best obtain a confirmation of my prior employment?”
- QA 10: “Can my present employer ask a prospective employer not to hire me?”
- QA 11: “Can my boss make me sign a letter saying I left voluntarily in return for a letter of recommendation?”
- QA 12: “Is it OK to ‘deflate’ my resume?”
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