its nice to be able to make money.love stephanie curry.john:3:16;thankyou and goodbye.stephanie .
stephanie curryof TX7:27PM February 19, 2013
A VANAGEMENT INSTEAD OF ADVANAGEMENT AND INSTEAD OF AVANGEMENT. STEPHANIE CURRY."{JOHN 3;16}". "{GOODBYE}"."{THANKYOU}". STEPHANIE.
STEPHANIE DIANE CURRYof TX12:01PM April 13, 2012
this is great.good recommendations are good on, your career,-'but people take avangement of a person and steal,- 'from, that person.stephanie diane curry."{john 3;16}"."{AWESOME,WONDERFUL AND GLORY}". THANKYOU AND GOODBYE}". STEPHANIE CURRY.
STEPHANIE CURRYof TX11:52AM April 13, 2012
It sounds like a good thing for me i would like to try it.
Amanda Deanof KY12:45PM April 06, 2012
Hi Miriam,
Almost a year ago, I was laid off from a major Corporation due to outsourcing hundreds of Accounting positions to Argentina and India.
I have been working this past year, first as a non benefit employee and since November as a permanent employee.
My former employer and my current employer are both using a service called "The Work Number" for perspective employers to verify employment.
I knew my end date when I was at my former employer. During my last week there, I had an interview . I asked one of the supervisors if I could use her name as a reference on the employment application that I was assuming I would have to complete.
She told me that they were instructed not to give references for anyone. All calls of this nature were to be forwarded to HR and HR would give them "The Work Number" information.
She said that the company was afraid of lawsuits.
I have always heard that companies cannot give you a bad reference because it is illegal to prevent someone from making a living. Which is what would happen if they said anything negative about you.
Knowing all of this, I still put my former manager's name on applications in my current job search.
If a perspective employer wants to make me an offer but they can't get have a conversation with my former managers. Will this have a negative impact on their perception of me and desire to extend an offer of employment?
Mary Youngof PA1:31PM March 30, 2012
Debra - Thanks for your suggestions. These are especially valuable for someone considering asking for LinkedIn (written) recommendations to help round out a professional profile. When selecting a reference to provide for a specific opportunity, it is important for a job candidate to 1) identify the information the hiring manager needs to know (or to confirm) and 2) to identify people who can vouch for him or her in those areas.
Miriam Salpeter, Keppie Careersof GA2:31PM March 23, 2012
Miriam, you've covered every major point about references and recommendations. Just a quick thought to add: try to have positive comments about a variety of your strengths including a mix of hard and soft skills, some customers, a few co-workers, several direct managers, a handful of vendors, etc. representing the constituencies your role requires you to collaborate with and support. Include different industries and for different roles if appropriate so you don't look one dimensional in the recommendations but broad in your profile description of responsibilities and experience. The idea is to demonstrate to a stranger reading about you the key traits that make you stand out and demonstrate how well you would fit into a new job. Having everyone on your team all saying the same thing is not as valuable as positive commentary from different relationships and types of interactions over time. I've also been told that having many recommends from every co-worker but not a single manager is not advised.
Debra Feldman, JobWhiz, Executive Talent Agentof CT8:56PM March 22, 2012
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