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mad-tris

i recently had to resign my job as i was facing a disiplinary.

i have a job interview coming up and i dont know whether i should explain about the disiplinary or just lie, plus i am absoloutely bricking it for the interview.

cheers
mad-tris

mouseymousey99

What if they ask for references? I think you should own up - it always comes out in the end.

mad-tris

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

What if they ask for references? I think you should own up - it always comes out in the end.

my references were my head teacher and my best friend who i have known for about 6 years

Horace

mad-tris wrote: »

my references were my head teacher and my best friend who i have known for about 6 years

All well and good giving personal references but what if the new prospective employer asks for a work reference - they are perfectly entitled to do that?

Reds-on-Sea

I agree, if they found out after, the fact that you lied would potentially outweigh whatever you were being disciplined for.

mad-tris

ah, i didnt realise that. well hopefully my old boss wont mention anything like that, i hope and pray

Reds-on-Sea

p.s. Best of luck for your interview.

passatrider

I think you should be upfront about why you left your last job if you are asked. I know the temptation in todays employment market is to say nothing, but like a previous poster says you could be found out.

I went for an interview myself today and was concerned about whether I should mention some previous mental health problems on the health questionaire. It did state that knowingly withholding information could lead to employment being terminated, so decided to be upfront and honest. It was a gamble but I have been offered a position subject to a company medical..so honesty is the best policy.

Good luck with the interview too!

Cerro

Employers these days rarely ask for work references since no one but HR can give them out on a companies behalf - and all they can say is "person X worked here from 'date' to 'date' ". If they say anything negative there is a chance they can be sued. Usually any new employer will happily accept a personal reference from your former manager/team leader.

My last company banned any employee from giving a reference in the companys name. It had to be a personal reference. Even my current employers won't allow beyond "I worked with this person in 'this' capacity, from this date to this date" and it then has to be checked by HR before being sent.

I work on the principle - don't ask, don't tell. Same with my age, the only thing they can use it for is to discriminate against you. Obviously they have to know your date of birth for the employee details forms but that comes after they offer you the job...

Little_Chicken

I agree, if they don't ask just say you resigned. Most references are fairly standard nowadays and don't include and personal stuff. As you resigned most companies wouldn't mention the disciplinary. Good luck!

mad-tris

thanks i hope it does