Re: Bad reference

Jerry Albright wrote:

>If the "bad" reference is, in fact, a "factual" reference then it is not 
>slander.
>


Further, it doesn't have to be a bad reference to be "bad". It can depend on 
interpretation, personal preference, whether the researcher has had his/her 
morning coffee yet, you name it.

A number of years ago, I interviewed for a contract position through IBM in New 
Zealand. One question had to do with why I was willing to go to New Zealand to 
work.

Well, I believed I was more than enthusiastic. I have long wanted to spend time 
there far beyond even a month's vacation. I said that a six-month contract 
would be far more to my liking than any kind of visit. I felt I wanted to have 
plenty of time to explore, to really get to absorb the country as a whole.

Anyway... I followed up later with the recruiter to see why I wasn't accepted. 
The answer was that they were really looking for someone who could be 
essentially permanent. They wanted to invest on some significant education and 
then benefit from that a year, two years, or more later.

IOW, if I'd indicated I was willing to emigrate to New Zealand, things could 
have been great. As it was, I wasn't 'good enough' in that qualification. Other 
candidates were better for the particular needs.

"He's a strong RPG programmer" may be 'good', or it might be poison if Java is 
what's wanted.

Tom Liotta


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