Re: Bad reference

wellll...  sometimes people don't realize what they are saying.  "Oh
yeah, he's great!  He and I used to see which one of us could grab the
most ass in a day."

Also, it does tell a lot about the applicant just by whom he lists as
references.

I still chuckle at one application I got:
1) his bartender
2) his probation officer
3) his girl friend, but don't call her at home because her husband might
answer.

Mike Wills wrote:

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One thing my instructor in college told me is to ask if they would be a good

reference. I would hate to think that people are willing to give bad
references, but I know there are those jerks out there.

On 2/1/06, Larry Paque <larry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One thing I have always done is to ask the person I would like to use as
a reference if it is ok with them if I list them.  I do that with the
hope that people will say no if they won't or are not comfortable giving
a positive referral.
It's sort of along the lines of a lawyer asking a question of a witness
- never ask a question to which you do not already know the answer.
If I did that and the person in question still gave me a bad reference,
I'd feel betrayed.  But then I'd move on and do as others have suggested
- ask myself if it was there was truth in what was said and learn from
the experience either way.

Larry Paque
larry@xxxxxxxxx

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