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Huh. Checking on a reference for a potential new-hire this morning.

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Jul 29 '10, 06:00

"Unfortunately from a company prospective, it was not a good fit for us."

Hmmmmmmmmm........

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Would they care to elaborate on that? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 06:31 1
- "No, really, how bad did he f*ck things up for you?" -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:32
That is an odd response. Considering they can't give details, that doesn't sound good to me. - Jim Jul 29, 06:19 2
- Not HR. Somebody I know who worked with him that he listed as a reference. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:31 1
  - Yeah...that throws up the red flag. I'd definitely be checking the other references. - Jim Jul 29, 06:34
it happens, and is not necessarily a reflection on the employee. - znufrii Jul 29, 06:05 7
- I was expecting something like - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:08 2
  - this is one reason why I'm sitting at home this morning. - loosilu Jul 29, 06:13 1
    - I don't see it as a negative, and it's ultimately not my decision. It just wasn't what I expected to hear. - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:16
- ahem. My last client is happy to provide a positive reference for me, even though I was not a good fit for that specific job. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:06 3
  - I'm just saying it's a poor choice of a reference to give if you're not sure it'll be a positive one... -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:16 2
    - I guess it depends what else they said. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:17 1
      - true enough. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:19
that's not necessarily bad. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:04

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