Resumes Win Interviews References Win Job Offers

Resumes Win Interviews References Win Job Offers

R esumes W in I nterviews R eferences W in J ob O ffers W hy R eferences A re K ey to J ob O ffers

by Alexandra Allison & JB Shane

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D ear Readers, What Will Your Former Boss Say About You To A Prospective Employer? This is a book about job reference checking results. Will they be in your favor? Or will a mediocre, poor or bad reference cause you to lose that perfect job offer? More specifically, it is about how you – a prospective job candidate at some point in your life – will go about verifying what your former employers will say about you to prospective new employers. It will also discuss why this is vitally important to you, and to any job seeker – for if you do have a “bad apple in your reference barrel,” you may go many years before you gain new employment. At Allison & Taylor, Inc. we know what we speak about in this book. Our organization has more than 36 years conducting reference checks on behalf of job seekers, more than any other comparable organization. While many job seekers take comfort in organizational policies/mantras stating that their former employer “will only confirm employment dates and title,” Allison & Taylor, Inc. has long since learned an uncomfortable truth. It is this: Countless organizations violate this policy daily. How do we know this? Because fully half of the thousands of reference checks conducted by our organization reveal some form of negative input offered by the references we contact. While former supervisors are the primary offenders, even Human Resources personnel frequently offer commentary that has been the “kiss of death” to many a job seeker. This book will tell you how to identify whether you have a toxic reference(s). Equally important, it will discuss the remedial actions you can take if an unfavorable reference is identified. So, read on – the knowledge you learn will be vital to ensuring that your promising career opportunities aren’t derailed by a past employer. The career you save may very well be your own!

Resumes Win Interviews References Win Job Offers

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Table of Contents

Chapters 1.

Cease & Desist: Your Weapon Against Negative Job References

2. Workplace Bullying: Don’t Let It Destroy Your Current (and Future) Employment 3. Does Your Resume Make You Look Old? 4. Don’t Let Your References Cost You a Job Offer 5. Five Golden Rules of Job Reference Etiquette 6. How to Win the Battle Against Negative References 7. Reference Checking: 7 Reasons Not to Have a Friend Check Your References 8. What Information Can a Former Employer Legally Provide? 9. What Will Your Former Employer Say About You? 10. The Importance of Negotiating Your Professional references 11. Should you send your Boss a Holiday Card? 12. What’s Old is New and Technology is Crucial for Job Hunting in 2014 13. 5 Steps to Speed up your job prospects 14. A Bad Boss Often Makes for a Negative Employment Reference 15. 5 Simple (Yet Crucial) Steps to Manage Your References 16. Bad References: What to Do When They’re Not Illegal 17. 2013’s Top 6 emerging workplace trends for your employment-seeking readers 18. How do you make your references stand out from the job-seeking crowd? 19. Modernize Your Employment References: An Essential New Tool for Employment Seekers 20. New Format and Content for “Reference List” is Game Changer for Job Seekers 21. 5 Key Items on Which to Coach Your Reference 22. 6 Lines Your Boss Should Never Cross 23. 5 Tips to Creating a World-Class Employment Reference List 24. 5 Steps to Manage Your Job References in the Social Media Age 25. 5 Proactive Steps to Take When You Know Your Employment Reference is Negative 26. What to Do When Company Reference Policy Is Not Honored 27. Career Sabotage: Negative Influence from a Past Employer 28. What Will a Professional Background Check Tell an Employer About You? 29. Five Rules to Make Your Professional Employment Reference an Asset 30. Former Job References Who Over Share Information and Cost you the Job Offer 31. What is Your Former Employer Saying About You? 32. Good Prospects – Bad References? 33. Will Your Former Boss Sabotage Your Next Career? 34. How a Cease & Desist Letter Saved a Career 35. Spell Out Reference Details in Your Separation Agreement 36. The “Cease & Desist Letter”: AProven Tool for Dealing with Intimidation and Harassment in the Workplace and Beyond 37. The Top 7 Trends for Job References in 2012 38. Workplace Bullying: How to Deal with Intimidation or Harassment at Work 39. Job Seekers Mistakenly Believe Their Former Employer Can’t Bad-Mouth Them 40. Bad Boss – Bad Reference? 41. Did They Say That? Negative References Can Ruin Your Chance at a New Job 42. For the Boss: Handwritten Holiday Card, or E-Card? 43. Cease & Desist Letter is a Proven Tool to Counteract Bad Job References 44. Be Sure a Key Job Reference Isn’t Your “Weakest Link”

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