Potential job want reference from current job?!

Lafortezza

hello , me again.

The civil service job I'm going for at the moment has asked me to provide a reference for my current job.
I still haven't been told that I've got the job in the civil service yet, I've done the interview, passed the medical, given all eduational and work information.
Basically it seems I need a reference from my current job (only been here since November 03) before they'll let me know if I've got the civil service job.

So how do I ask current job for a reference?
"Hi can I have a reference for a job I might be offered? Yeah if you give it to me I'll be leaving if successful, if I'm not successful I'll stay here. If you don't give me a reference then I'm going to have to stay here and miss out on a much better job than here. No offence like."

any advice?

sparkite

most ppl understand that ppl like to change jobs.most wouldnt be insulted or even think twice about it.

BuffyBot

Originally posted by lafortezza
hello , me again.

The civil service job I'm going for at the moment has asked me to provide a reference for my current job.
I still haven't been told that I've got the job in the civil service yet, I've done the interview, passed the medical, given all eduational and work information.
Basically it seems I need a reference from my current job (only been here since November 03) before they'll let me know if I've got the civil service job.

So how do I ask current job for a reference?
"Hi can I have a reference for a job I might be offered? Yeah if you give it to me I'll be leaving if successful, if I'm not successful I'll stay here. If you don't give me a reference then I'm going to have to stay here and miss out on a much better job than here. No offence like."

any advice?

Get a manager you get on with to provide it?

Lafortezza

Originally posted by BuffyBot
Get a manager you get on with to provide it?

there's 2 very sound managers that I *could* ask but its still a bit weird saying 'give me a reference so I can get a better job than the one you gave me 3 months ago'.
I suppose that's what I'll have to do though. :dunno:

seamus

Originally posted by lafortezza
there's 2 very sound managers that I *could* ask but its still a bit weird saying 'give me a reference so I can get a better job than the one you gave me 3 months ago'.
I suppose that's what I'll have to do though. :dunno:

Claim you applied for the civil service job before you got your current job. They may be a bit more sympathetic if they think you didn't apply to leave them while working for them.

Lafortezza

Originally posted by seamus
Claim you applied for the civil service job before you got your current job. They may be a bit more sympathetic if they think you didn't apply to leave them while working for them.

I had the first interview at least a year ago. It was kind of a long term hope kind of banker job while I was looking for jobs back then.

I'll probably approach one of my managers and tell them that its from >1year ago, its a job that is directly applicable to my degree, and that the money is a considerable amount more than I'm currently on.
I don't want to be seen as an 'abandoner' or as seeming to think my current jpb is crap or that I'm not happy they took me on last November.

sceptre

Originally posted by lafortezza
I don't want to be seen as an 'abandoner' or as seeming to think my current jpb is crap or that I'm not happy they took me on last November.

Say exactly that to your friendly manager then:)