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WHSmith application

Want 5 years worth of references but I can only provide 4. GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! Theres no one left working where I used to work back then, so I dont have a name to put down in the space provided. Double GRRRRR!!!!!!!


Rant over.
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  • firesidemaid
    firesidemaid Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    i would document that on your application.

    then they won't think that you've ignored or missed it for another reason :)
  • I work for WHS and they will take personal ref, as mentioned before, as well as work ref.
  • MsHoarder
    MsHoarder Posts: 410 Forumite
    Is there an HR department at your old employers? I just give that ("Name: HR") for references where I no longer have a personal contact. They should confirm dates of employment and that you didn't have a disciplinary whilst there.
    "Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart. If we could just remember this, I think there would be a lot more compassion and tolerance in the world."
    — Frank Warren
  • Do they not just want a checkable work history, rather than a name of a referee? So if you put where you worked they could contact the HR dept.

    Where I work - we have to have a full checkable employment/unemployment/education history - but the address of where you worked is fine as we can contact HR.
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