References & Referees C.V. question?

Hello 1

When supplying written reference letters to a new employer, is it mandatory that the reference letter (s) you supply are written by the referees specified on your supplied Curriculum Vitae?


I am in a bit of a situation, whereas, I stated one of my referees as the assistant manager (of the business I used to work for) ( my most recent employer) not my actual manager ( same company) on my supplied curriculum vitae for a potential new job.

Does the referee specifically have to be the manager themselves, or will the assistant manager suffice?

I don't have my former manager down as a referee on my C.V, but can I still supply my new manager with a reference letter from them?

Anyone able to help? Thank you.

OMM 0000

There is no reason your written references must match the referees on your CV.

Glass fused light

Just put in "available upon request" in that section of your CV that way you don't have to specify anyone and the interviewer has to make an offer before they check a reference.
If you are supplying copies of the written references with your application add "per attached".
If you are putting a specific named individual in I would match it to the the letters you currently have available. If you already submitted the CV and are now sending in a letter to HR I would just add a note that the manager was on holidays and the substitution was to avoid delays.

Creative83

Glass fused light wrote: »

Just put in "available upon request" in that section of your CV that way you don't have to specify anyone

This!

I have always done this and never had a problem. Also it saves valuable page space... your CV should be two pages long ideally

Hello 1

The thing is, for an upcoming job, I have been asked to provide a reference from my most recent employer.

I have my former assistant manager down as a referee, not my former manager on my submitted CV for the upcoming job.

Can I still give my new potential employer a reference letter from my old manager, even though they're not stated as a referee?

Dial Hard

Hello 1 wrote:

I have my former assistant manager down as a referee, not my former manager on my submitted CV for the upcoming job.

Can I still give my new potential employer a reference letter from my old manager, even though they're not stated as a referee?

You're completely overthinking this. Next time you're applying for a job don't name any referees on your CV, just put "Available on request" in that section. You can then name whoever you want when it gets to the point of actually being asked for references.

In this instance, just say "[Named referee] is on holidays/has left the business, X person in X position will be supplying the reference instead."

Hello 1

Dial Hard wrote: »

You're completely overthinking this. Next time you're applying for a job don't name any referees on your CV, just put "Available on request" in that section. You can then name whoever you want when it gets to the point of actually being asked for references.

In this instance, just say "[Named referee] is on holidays/has left the business, X person in X position will be supplying the reference instead."

Thank you. I have already submitted my CV to my potential employer, with my former assistant manager named as my referee. So can I still give my new potential boss a reference letter from the actual manager, or does it have to be the named person, in my case ( the former assistant manager)?

Eoin

I don't think reference letters really count for much - I'd say most people would want to talk to the referee in person. I certainly would.

So if their contact details are on your application, then the new employer might expect that they're free to contact them - hopefully they'll confirm with you first that it's OK to do so, and you can give them the details of whoever you actually want to give you a reference.

It should not matter whether it's the manager or assistant manager; once it's someone whose opinion counts.

If they are OK with a letter, then don't sweat it - it should be fine.