On 2010-06-24 at 14:41 -0700, Tracy Reed wrote: > advice people say this. Which makes me wonder: Why does anyone request > references if the applicant has made sure they are all pre-cooked?
Often, verifying that the person was indeed employed there is a good step, given that people have been known to outright lie. > So let's turn this around another way: When you really do know that > someone is a good hire and want to see them succeed what sorts of > things do you say without sounding like a paid spokesman? And suppose > this person has a couple minor quirks (everyone does) but that you > would be willing to work with, how do you phrase those? Just omit > them? I recommend having a look around the LinkedIn profiles of people you know and looking at the recommendations they've received. -Phil _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
