Timeline for Is it normal to ask selected job candidates for a reference from their current boss
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| Feb 2, 2017 at 3:55 | comment | added | Jørgen Fogh | It might be argued that they are worthless anyway. ;-) | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 2:36 | comment | added | Kilisi | @JørgenFogh same for me, I've never heard of anywhere where a manager is not allowed to tell the plain truth about an employee in terms of a reference and I've worked in a few countries. No point getting a reference if it's not allowed to say anything bad, all references would be worthless. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 2:01 | comment | added | Jørgen Fogh | @user63798 This depends on the country/jurisdiction. In Denmark, where I live, the manager could say pretty much anything and get away with it. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 18:59 | comment | added | user63798 | @emory you are right about the first part, but the second part would be slander (since it's clearly not true) and they'd be open to lawsuit. In fact a lot of times it's dangerous to say something bad about a candidate unless you can be prepared to prove it in court | |
| Jan 29, 2017 at 12:41 | comment | added | emory | You are correct. Extending the logic further, if the current manager is struggling to unload the candidate (b/c the candidate is incompetent) s/he can give glowing reviews. If the current manager heavily depends on the candidate (b/c the candidate is competent), s/he can sabotage the new job by badmouthing the candidate. | |
| Jan 29, 2017 at 3:28 | history | answered | Kilisi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |