~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Office Magic Newsletter Dynamite Your Status-Quo to Achieve Breakthrough Success. June/July 2009 Greetings! Last time we promised to tell you how to get references from prior employers who don't want to tell you anything about your job candidate. This month, we deliver. Your job application should include an authorization to check the applicant's references. One is included in our Hiring System eBook. Sometimes, offering to fax this authorization that the applicant has signed over to the former employer will reassure the former employer and encourage the former employer to be open with you. Regardless, a creative question or two will quite often lower the former employer's defenses and get the scoop you need. With a little finesse, you can turn the former employer into Chatty Kathy and your calls will be very worthwhile! Make Hiring Easy "How would you describe Mary's energy level?" Get the Other 13 Killer Reference Checking Questions Coming Next Month Stay frosty! Pat, Lorraine & Ginny Contact Information |