Reference checks: All that you need to know
Lawyer, HR specialist explain the practice by prospective employers vis-a-vis job-seekers
A RECENT court case has cast a spotlight on the mysterious reference check that people are aware of but don't know much about.
In a fight reminiscent of David and Goliath, an insurance agent took his former employer, corporate giant AXA, to court after a bad reference dashed his hopes of joining a new company - and won.
Despite evidence that Ramesh Krishnan was one of AXA's best-compensated financial services advisers and earlier persuaded not to resign, the company wrote a questionable reference on his performance that led to Prudential's decision not to hire him. It also slammed shut many doors in the industry to him.
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