References

pearson27 · 2 September 2021 at 10:21AM

hey

If a reference says "resignation during disciplinary proceedings"

what impact could this have on a job offer 3/4 years later?

thanks

Undervalued · 2 September 2021 at 10:36AM

pearson27 said:

hey

If a reference says "resignation during disciplinary proceedings"

what impact could this have on a job offer 3/4 years later?

thanks

As much or as little impact as the potential new employer chooses!

There is no definitive answer to this. Some will read that as "guilty as charged so resigned rather than be sacked" whereas others may be more understanding.

If there are lots of well qualified applicants then the easy answer is to choose somebody with less "baggage". If there are fewer applicants and / or you are especially well qualified then it may be far less of an issue.

If you work in a regulated occupation (I assume you don't) it could make it very hard indeed to gat another job in that field.

pearson27 · 2 September 2021 at 10:38AM

well i have been given a start date so can only assume they are ok with it or they havent checked it yet?

wasnt guilty as such as i moved straight into a new job so both ran in parallel

will they ask me or my previous employer what the issue was?

74jax · 2 September 2021 at 10:42AM

I don't think the time difference is any different to if it was 2 months ago or 2 years ago. It's still the same.

The impact it will have will depend company to company. We can't answer that.

pearson27 · 2 September 2021 at 10:44AM

But two other employers have not seen it as an issue during this time so could be ok?

pearson27 · 2 September 2021 at 10:44AM

But two other employers have not seen it as an issue during this time so could be ok?

Undervalued · 2 September 2021 at 10:48AM

pearson27 said:

But two other employers have not seen it as an issue during this time so could be ok?

So maybe a third will too - or maybe they won't.

Sorry but nobody can answer this with any certainty. The potential employer can ask anybody they please pretty much whatever they like. Many won't respond (at least not formally) but in some fields the grape vine never fails!