how far back should me references go?

PeakOutput · 27-09-2007 9:34am #1

im applying for a part time supervisor position but my relevant experience is from almost 5 years ago and i cant get a reference from the place

i have two more recent glowing references in different areas how do you think that will go down?

Stereophonic · 27-09-2007 10:54am

Will they not give you a reference? They should if you didn't commit any serious problems within the company while you worked there.

PeakOutput · 27-09-2007 12:19pm

The company runs a number of restaurants in a particular place and the one i worked in is gone and there are no staff left there that i worked with.

seamus · 27-09-2007 1:07pm

Then I guess all you can do is explain that.

Can you track down anyone that could give you a reference, even if they work elsewhere? Does this company have a HR department who can at least verify that you did work there?

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 27-09-2007 2:12pm

PeakOutput wrote:

The company runs a number of restaurants in a particular place and the one i worked in is gone and there are no staff left there that i worked with.

that sounds like a reasonable thing to say. don't know if it should go in the cover letter, CV, or mentioned in the interview.

maybe put down the experience from 5 years ago, but just give the two most recent jobs as references, and then mention why you didn't put down the prior relevant job as a reference?

PeakOutput · 27-09-2007 4:56pm

coolio so just wondered was it a big no no or anything like that but it dosnt seem to be

how far back should me references go?

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