Seven years later when he started looking for full-time work, he faced a problem: All his old contacts and job references were seven to 12 years old.
Many people these days are in Spenser's same position: After working at the same business or for only a few companies throughout their careers, workers are finding themselves unemployed with an outdated Rolodex and no job references in sight.
Ms Ward said that the consultant made Dr Ontiveros his first choice and she was offered the job subject to references.
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W. Powell Co. in New York, lists a "dirty dozen" of pieces of information -- such as job openings and customer references -- that companies look for at their competitors' Web sites.
Scott Robinson, a partner at the executive search firm Kensington International, says headhunters routinely search for references beyond the ones a job seeker provides.
Scott Robinson, a former partner at the executive search firm Kensington International, says headhunters routinely search for references beyond the ones a job seeker provides.
They are all vital contacts who can serve as references, recommend you for a job, and alert you to positions at other companies.
The authority voted by 9-8 in favour of a Labour amendment deleting any references to station closures, appliance reductions and job losses in any future public consultation.
"Before a teenager gets a job at McDonalds, he has to give a couple of references and they call a teacher or neighbor, " Mr. Helmke said.
Not only is it labor-intensive to check references for people who might not be poised for a job offer, but Jack Harsh, adjunct professor at the University of Richmond Robins School of Business, said that many employers worry about the risk of liability in rejecting a candidate based on poor references.
Saylor references a McKinsey study which claims the Internet has created 2.6 jobs for every job it destroyed, small and medium-sized companies have increased productivity 10% via Internet adoption, and significant users have grown twice as much as other firms.
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The committee has published a second version of the letter, supplied by News International, in which references to the daily editorial conference, editor and Mr Goodman's claims of a deal over his job have been blanked out.
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