Bad reference - job offer withdrawn

Zoe_Price

butdoineedit? wrote: »

I know the previous time they wrote the reference my line manager completed it, this time it has been done by the HR department (i use that term loosely, they employ a freelance HR consultant who started in her role a couple of months before i left & so has no knowledge of my working practise)

I have a similar problem. I recently finished working at a college but was contracted by an agency to work there. When I asked my department boss if I could use her as a reference she told me she could only be a character reference and I'd have to seek a employment reference from my agency. I've never met anyone from my agency and they've never seen me work, so what good is a reference from them??

dseventy

Zoe_Price wrote: »

I have a similar problem. I recently finished working at a college but was contracted by an agency to work there. When I asked my department boss if I could use her as a reference she told me she could only be a character reference and I'd have to seek a employment reference from my agency. I've never met anyone from my agency and they've never seen me work, so what good is a reference from them??

The agency is your employer, not the college, hence you need to ask them.

They might approach the college on your behalf or just confirm dates, attendance record etc.

D70