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  • 30-03-2014 5:59pm
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    clumsyklutz
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone could help me out here, I received a job offer on Friday evening and was told it was contingent on them contacting my current employer on Monday for a reference, I haven't worked anywhere else before, so they said it had to be done. I agreed but have been worrying about it all weekend, as my current employer doesn't know I've been looking for work. I have also heard where someone almost didn't get a job because of a reference this person gave. They are generally nice enough though. I'm just wondering what the appropriate way to tell them they should be expecting a call and if they take back their offer could I lose my current job also?
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    the_syco
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    Check if a manager that you get on well with would give you a reference. A company ringing your employer with no advance notice is not good, and you don't know what sort of reference the employer will give, if any at all.


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    clumsyklutz
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    I was going to tell him when I got in. They are the person I work directly for so they want to speak with them first. I'm dreading it.


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    JustAThought
    Registered Users Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    clumsyklutz wrote: »
    I was going to tell him when I got in. They are the person I work directly for so they want to speak with them first. I'm dreading it.


    It would help if you had a copy of the job description or candidate requirements to hand & your CV - a good manager will ask you for both so s/he canaletto sure s/he keeps it relevant when they call.

    You could also say sthing like how you were surprised how quickly they responded & interviewed as you had only applied for one or two jobs on the off chance - far less commute, salary difference too large to be able to ignore ... Struggling with all the new govt taxes ( house, council , concern over water rates in Oct & how you'll manage etc) ...


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