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Email Reference

  • 08-01-2012 6:22pm
    #1
    byebye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭


    Hi All

    I worked abroad for a few years and the company i worked for only supply email reference/questionnaire! they gave me a written ref when leaving and all that. but my question is would irish companys be happy to get a ref this way? i hope so as im job hunting again!

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Have you got a colleague from that job who you're still in touch with, who could give a personal reference?

    Personally, the only reference I'd ever accept is a telephone conversation with a flesh-and-blood person. Different companies have different policies, though, and some may prefer the paper trail over the freedom to observe the meaning in answers provided.


  • #3
    byebye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭byebye


    JustMary wrote: »
    Have you got a colleague from that job who you're still in touch with, who could give a personal reference?

    Personally, the only reference I'd ever accept is a telephone conversation with a flesh-and-blood person. Different companies have different policies, though, and some may prefer the paper trail over the freedom to observe the meaning in answers provided.

    Hi thanks for your reply

    I have but language barrier could be a prob! they told me it was there policy to only do questionnaire due to having problems before! i dont know how true that is! i also understand its better to speak to another human! but this would be the last 2 years of my career that would be useless??

    EDIT: They way it works is you send a list of questions to my employer and they answer and also send a copy of the refrence the gave me!......strange i know!...lol


  • #4
    byebye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭byebye


    Anyone else have any ideas about this?


  • #5
    Irish_Elect_Eng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Irish_Elect_Eng


    JustMary wrote: »
    Have you got a colleague from that job who you're still in touch with, who could give a personal reference?

    Personally, the only reference I'd ever accept is a telephone conversation with a flesh-and-blood person. Different companies have different policies, though, and some may prefer the paper trail over the freedom to observe the meaning in answers provided.

    JustMary has hit it on the head.
    • Email is too easy to fake.
    • HR want to speak with real people for reference checks.


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