Job Referencing Question:

If the employee left your company under a cloud, whether the employee was a bad fit for their job, a non-contributing employee for other reasons or unmanageable, I recommend you refer the call or the form to human resources staff for a standard response. Sometimes unusual circumstances surround an employee's leaving your company. Perhaps an employee was watching pornography on his computer. Yes, he asked me to be his reference. Another former employee may have threatened violence or committed a violent act while employed by your firm. While these former employees will rarely list your company as a reference, be prepared. These calls should be sent to human resource staff for the standard response.