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Checking potential employers' references

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Tell us what you think about checking a potential employer's references, as featured in Monday's Career Advice e-newsletter. How much influence do references play in your career decisions? How much do you research a company before an interview?

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by zhungo

The company's based in Boston, its name starts with "S", and it has something to do with Java and linguistics.... If it is so, beware.

by sfenner

I would not hesitate to hire a private investigator, if necessary, to check out an employer that I really wanted to work for but had suspicions. Of course, I would exhaust my own personal resources such as going to the court house and checking filed documents or searches over the internet. I direct answer from the employer would also be a pre-requisite. I would probably not spend a great deal of time unless I had a good offer.

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