References

[blue2]

Hi

I am looking for a new job and I am concerned that my most previous boss will not give me a fair reference as she made it very clear didn't like me and I also felt that she bullied me which is why I left. She would often bad mouth other colleges so I didn't feel she was very professional but kept my feelings to myself. Do I have to give her name as a reference and if I don't how could I explain it without sounding like I'm being rude?

Thanks in advance.

[froggequene]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employe es/StartingANewJob/DG_10026703
As I understand it, who you nominate as your referees is your choice, it wouldn't be unusual for someone still in a job not to nominate their current employer but a potential employer may still wish to contact your former employers to confirm you worked for them in which case you can give the contact number for the HR/Personnel department.

Is there someone else in a senior position in your last job who would be willing to act as a referee? Did your manager have a deputy or did you have any contact with your manager's supervisor?

[nescio]

I applied for my current job in November 06.
I named my boss from my previous employer (ten years) as a referee, but the reference actually taken was my boss from my job before that (1991-1997)