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by swampwiz

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I once worked a contract gig for a major defense contractor. When my gig ended, I asked a FTE colleagues if I could use him as a reference. He said that it was against company policy for *any* employee to give a reference. He also mentioned that when he himself was hired, he was asked for references!

I now only give out the name of one former fellow contractor, and none of the FTE colleagues - even those that worked at companies that do not have such a policy - and simply use the excuse that I do not want to cause any potential problems with former colleagues. I have had other fellow contractors, but they were all H1B/L1 Indians ...

Of course, I have been unemployed since that gig in question, but I have not even had a nibble, so I can't say if this has hurt me or not.

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by thechas

Blame the lawsuit hungry scorned applicants.

Companies are being sued for giving bad references for bad employees.

And, they are being sued for giving a good reference when the employee fails at their new job.

So, in an act of self defense, most companies have a policy forbidding giving out more information than the period the person was employed.

You need to develop "personal" references not directly related to a firm you worked for.

Chas

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