calling referee not listed on CV

dade

i applied for a job about 2 months ago and after the 2nd interview they asked me to provide references for them. Soi did i gave them the names and numbers of managers of the two previous companies i worked for.

heres the thing. the company i currently work for use the same software package that these guys i was interviewing with use, and i had that listed on my CV that I had knowledge of the application cos i felt it pretty relevant. Anyway the company I was interviewing for decided to call developers of this software and ask for a reference even though i had not listed them as a referee what with me only having a business relationship with them (we are their clients and I am a point of contact within my current company and never actuall was employed by them. anyone find that strange?

the interview was set up by an agency, should i tell them this has happened?

MIN2511

Very strange considering you did not give them as reference, ring the agency ASAP and get an answer

helimachoptor

MIN2511 wrote: »

Very strange considering you did not give them ask reference, ring the agency ASAP and get an answer

That is very strange and very unprofessional.

dade

yeah that's what i thought V unprofessional. I'll drop the agency a line and just let them know how these guys carried on.

for what it's worth I didn't get the job. apparently i didn't have the "skills that where looking for" course they only figured that out after 2 interviews, a presentation to the company, a follow up conference call and reference checks. i read that as someone would work for less than you would

MIN2511

Oh and you didn't get the job?
Hmm, any chance on your current employers finding out a call was made to the software developers about you?

dade

jaysus i hope not. i just agreed a severance agreement with them

think i'll hold off on my complaint until i have my cash in my hand just in case teh agency go back to them and out of spite they call my boss