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Let us tell you a dirty secret about past employers

By Allison & Taylor · October 3, 2022

Here’s a dirty secret about past employers: they love to talk to us, and either don’t know or break company policy about references.

Find out what is really being said about you to a potential employer.

Watch: Jeff Shane on negative references

Allison & Taylor President Jeff Shane joined The Job Shop to discuss negative references, how to choose your references, what to do if you have a bad reference, and how to care for your references.

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See it for yourself. Browse real bad reference examples from our calls, or check your own references.

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