Job references

[katniss]

Hi girls hope someone can help. I've been offered a new position with a new company so have to provide two references. It only states that one must be a business not that it must be your current employer. Would it therefore be ok to give a previous employer (rather than current) and a character referee? Will they be weird that I haven't given my current boss? I haven't handed my notice in yet and won't be for a couple of weeks so I don't want them to ask in the meantime!

 

[LoveCakes]

I think it would be ok, but they may find it a bit odd that you're not providing your current boss so I'd explain why.

New job, how exciting

 

[LoraLoo]

I think they will understand that.

 

[katniss]

Thanks girls. Do you think they will want to contact my current work when they know I've handed my notice in? I don't have the best working relationship with my manager so I'm worried about it a bit. There seems to be so many rules with regard to references nowadays! Can they contact her without my say so?

 

[My_First]

No they can't contact without say so, but your boss cannot give you a bad reference just because its sour grapes. It's about your performance and work, not your relationship with him/her.

 

[Pearls18]

Normally they don't check references until you have been offered the job so if you know you are going to take it and references won't be a problem it doesn't really matter, you can normally stipulate on an application though that you don't want referees contacted until a post is offered.