Ten Percent Legal Recruitment

in Careers Advice, Changing Jobs, Employers, Job Applications on 03/10/2015 by Jonathan Fagan

What Makes a Good Job Reference

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat makes a good job reference? We often get job offers for our candidates which involve a clause to say that the offer is subject to satisfactory references. A few times during the last 16 years, we have experienced difficulties getting hold of a satisfactory reference but the vast majority of references are very straightforward.…

in Employers, Interviews, Job Applications on 24/06/2011 by Jonathan Fagan

Taking Up References

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision to give references is sometimes quite complicated. Firms have requested references before second interviews, including requests to speak to current employers (!) and colleagues. Alternatively some firms ask for references prior to first interview. Others have waited until a solicitor has commenced work and two weeks later asked for a reference. Two incidents…