[777palmtree]

Hi.

In poor fashion, I resigned from my job without notice..My mom is very ill & I had to care for her. I was living 3 hours away. I do realize the mistake I made.

Now a future employer will not hire me as I have zero references from my last job. I have references from previous jobs, which they obtained..issue is, I do not think a manager from my last job is permitted to provide references..why I state this is a coworker resigned a year ago & she was only able to have her peers provide references.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

777palmtree

[hvert]

Is there a manager or supervisor from the old job who no longer works there? Getting a peer to provide a reference is better than having none. Most places don't seem to check them but they like seeing that list anyway

[seesaw]

There is a growing trend where employers are making it so managers cannot provide references, they have to forward all questions to HR, which will only confirm your dates of employment title, and salary.

All of my jobs I got while still employed so I couldn't use my direct supervisor as a reference. I used either a peer or someone who was as high up as my supervisor who i jaf worked with closely who I trusted. It worked out pretty well. So it is possible in fact, I've done it three times in a row.

So find a peer or another supervisor who will vouch for you. If worse comes to worse, explain that they won't give you a reference because you had to leave with no notice due to a severe emergency family illness. I think most reasonable people understand those circumstances and that they are out of your control. I think most reasonable people, at this point, will recognize that two weeks notice is ridiculous now, considering employers can terminate you at any time without severance.

[777palmtree]

Thanks.

It is frustrating as this new job wanted 3 references from managers. I provided 2 from the job before the last. The one from the last job, whom said she would provide a reference, does not answer her cell, nor returns the HR calls. I think the reason is she cannot do it while working, and when she is home, the HR department is closed.

I called HR & they said if they do not have a reference from my last employer, we are at a standstill.

This bothers me as I am more than qualified for the position...and they have 2 very favorable references. So is this company so inflexible?

I did ask an old manager whom had left and she never returned my calls nor texts.

Any suggestions?
Thanks,

[hvert]

Get a friend to say they supervised you? I've done it for former coworkers who can't get references and wouldn't feel bad about asking someone to do it for me. There aren't a lot of other options. The hiring company sounds very inflexible.

[777palmtree]

Originally Posted by hvert

Get a friend to say they supervised you? I've done it for former coworkers who can't get references and wouldn't feel bad about asking someone to do it for me. There aren't a lot of other options. The hiring company sounds very inflexible.

Thanks! I have done the same for others as well..the strange thing is the one they reached gave me a great reference & the other I provided,whom they did not call, probably knows my capabilities better than any of the people at my last job...because I was able to do more.

But some of my former coworkers feel they will get in trouble!

Hugs,

Leave a message with the manager saying you have the job offer contingent on a manager’s reference, so he/she knows your future is hanging in the balance. In case you haven’t done that already.

If that doesn’t work...

Go back to the hiring HR and tell them it’s against policy at the last employer for the manager to do this. If possible, get it in an email/writing from the previous company’s HR to forward to prove it.

This is ridiculous; it’s common policy these days.