Reference check AFTER job offer? During probation period?

itisgoingtobeok7

Hello:)

I have an employment question that I hope you guys can help me with.

I have just received a job offer to work as a manager with a 3 month probationary period. I am yet to receive my employee contract, however I should receive it within the next few days.

In the Welcome Book (with all terms and conditions), it says that the company has the right to dismiss an employee during their probation if references are unsatisfactory. I haven't been asked to provide references through the whole interview and trial process. Is it a possibility that I'd be asked to provide references now AFTER the job offer. Is this normal practice?

The thing is... I'm not on good terms with my last employer. Not that I was a bad employee but certain circumstances meant that I wasn't able to really connect/click with the manager. Also I believe my former manager is no longer working at my former company. To add fuel to this fire, I kind of exaggerated about my role on my CV.


I really want this job and I don't want any surprises when asked if I can provide references! What should I do?

Is it wishful thinking to hope that my performance during the probation period will override their need for a reference? How do I even know for sure that they'll need a reference? Does anyone have experience with this?

[Deleted User]

Unless it is a serious and regulated industry, go by your username!

Worry when and if it happens otherwise you can over think it x

Undervalued

Probation periods are virtually meaningless in employment law. Apart from unlawful discrimination you have no protection from unfair dismissal for the first two years in any case.

Many firms, but not all by any means, heavily limit their staff as to what they can write in a reference. Indeed some will only confirm dates of employment. You presumably know what your current firm's policy is in this regard?

That said, and informal telephone call or discussion over a pint is impossible to police.

As you say, a good work performance from you should count in your favour but ultimately it is a gamble you take.

itisgoingtobeok7

Deleted%20User wrote: »

Unless it is a serious and regulated industry, go by your username!

Worry when and if it happens otherwise you can over think it x

Thank you so much

suicidebob

itisgoingtobeok7 wrote: »

Thank you so much

You should also consider how you ended up on bad terms with your previous employer, and why you felt you had to lie on your CV.

itisgoingtobeok7

suicidebob wrote: »

You should also consider how you ended up on bad terms with your previous employer, and why you felt you had to lie on your CV.

lol, ok thank you suicidebob

suicidebob

itisgoingtobeok7 wrote: »

lol, ok thank you suicidebob

You obviously have issues at work you need to address.

JReacher1

suicidebob wrote: »

You obviously have issues at work you need to address.

I don't think the OP is the one with issues

ujjain

You don't know who's fault it was, so I'd just move on to the next job and a few months later you can always stop and think... did I make any big mistakes at my last job? could I have done things better?

At this moment I wouldn't worry at your new job, especially if you're already starting working, it'd seem strange if your employer would cancel your contract after you managing a new team for 3 weeks. But you can never be sure on what phone call they'd make. You didn't put up the manager that doesn't like you as references, right? Then you should be fine, especially if he left the company too, I hardly doubt they'd find out who historically managed that team.

suicidebob

JReacher1 wrote: »

I don't think the OP is the one with issues

Seeing a he most likely walked out on bad terms and probably without notice, and is stressing over a reference, lying on his CV, then I would say that's quite the combination of issues.

But the general advice is to move on, cover it up on your CV, hope for the best, which is obviously how quite a few of you live your lives!

A surefire way to remain in crappy employment the rest of your life.

TELLIT01

itisgoingtobeok7 wrote: »

To add fuel to this fire, I kind of exaggerated about my role on my CV.

Many people tend to up-play their role when putting it into a CV. If you have simply 'stretched' your role you should be OK. However, if they find out that you actually lied about your previous job the outcome might not be so good.