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Advice on How to Fix Bad Job References & Counteract Negative Job References.
Are you protected by your old company’s policy to only confirm the dates and title of employment?
JobReferences.com’s experience is that, with a little pressure, most managers break company policy and speak their mind to either help or hurt a candidate's chance at another job. Who from your past job will help you or hurt you? You need to know. Click here to find...
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Companies Frequently Break Policies When Providing References for Job Seekers
It should come as no surprise there is a lot of competition for jobs across the country. What is less known, however, is how many people have bad professional references. A poor reference can derail even the most qualified candidate, according to Jeff Shane, president...
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How Reporting Sexual Harassment Can Impact your Next Job, and What You Can Do To Fight Back
The JobReferences.com Reference Checking service helps sexual harassment victims protect their job reference, reputation, and future livelihood. Unfortunately, reporting sexual harassment can cost you your current job, and the next one too. What happens to your job...
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Reference Checking: 7 Reasons Not To Have a Friend Check Your References
You're probably familiar with the following scenario: While searching for a new job, you've done your homework about companies you apply to, refined your resume and presentations skills, and even aced some interviews. You might be nearing a job offer, but one large...
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Allison & Taylor mentioned in Fast Company when talking about bad references
Allison & Taylor have become the authority on what to do when a reference is saying bad things about you. In this article, Fast Company tells us how common bad references are and how you can prevent them from ruining your career. “Unfortunately bad references are...
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Press Release: Workplace Bullying – Featured on Workplacebullying.org
This press release was picked up by the Workplace Bullying Institute, who have often recommended our services to their readers. Some suggest that bullying victims are simply people who “can’t take the pressure” at work. Not so, says Jeff Shane, Vice President...
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Fortune.com Ask Annie column mentions Allison & Taylor
When a reader asked a question about what she could do when she found out an old boss was badmouthing her on reference checks, Ask Annie gives high praise to Allison & Taylor reference checking services. Dear Annie: I'm in a terrible spot. About four years ago,...
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Allison & Taylor Featured on The Wall Street Journal
In a Careers Q&A post on The Wall Street Journal. Heidi Allison offers advice on what to do when employers won't provide references. Read the original story here (requires subscription to WSJ)
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Seven Deadly Myths of Professional References
Excited about your prospects for landing that new job? You should consider what your former boss and other references may say about you. There is no doubt, for many job searchers, a person’s past will have a direct bearing on his or her future. No matter what the...
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