Acouple of months ago a friend asked if I'd write her a job reference.

几个月前，一位朋友问我是否能帮她写封求职推荐信。

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Ever tried to track down a job reference who turns out to be as mythical as Batman, or verify a former title at a now-defunct startup?

你有没有尝试过追踪一份工作证明，却发现它如同蝙蝠侠一样纯属虚构，或是去核实某人过去的职位头衔，却发现那家初创公司已不存在？

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Its job is to help credit reference agencies and other financial organisations piece back together a victim's lost identity.

BBC: Losing your identity

He was a student manager under Steve Fisher, who served as his primary reference for the FGCU job.

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Whether in preparation or by phone immediately after my job is to insure that our client can reference the owner, coach, incumbent at his position, and a little about the fans and the city so he can praise them in the first press interaction.

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