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Topic: References
| Author | Message |
| MiOhMY | Posted – 7/7/2008 7:53:03 PM | show profile | email poster One of my strongest references is outside of the country for @ least the next year. Should I remove him from my reference list? I doubt it is probable for a job to call internationally for a reference...I could be wrong. I am a total newbie. Is it wrong to ask a prospective employer to contact your reference through email? |
| jobhunter08 | Posted – 7/7/2008 8:09:24 PM | show profile Your reference doesn't use e-mail? |
| MiOhMY | Posted – 7/7/2008 8:13:18 PM | show profile | email poster All of the jobs that I have interviewed for always ask for a phone #. That was my question, can I just request that they contact him by email? |
| Marie | Posted – 7/7/2008 9:11:49 PM | show profile Give e-mail and the phone number. When they see its international, they might opt for e-mail, depending where reference is--if in Europe, they might still call, in Asia, they'll probably e-mail. But let the reference checker decide that. It's not a big deal. You can't control the whereabouts of your reference. Why remove person from list if it's an important reference? |
| foodlit | Posted – 7/8/2008 9:26:12 AM | show profile Calling overseas is no big deal. I've done it many times in checking references. If this person is a good reference, include him/her with contact info, email and phone. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 7/8/2008 11:05:02 AM | show profile It's no big deal to make an overseas call. |
| epenthesis | Posted – 7/11/2008 1:33:53 AM | show profile It's not as though the HR rep or hiring manager will be paying for the call personally--shoot, if the only way to reach your reference was to have a letter hand-delivered by Sherpa, I'd still go for it. |
| Chitownwritergal | Posted – 7/11/2008 3:18:49 AM | show profile Why would a given employer be more likely to call a reference in Europe than in Asia? Just curious; I have no idea why this would be typical. |
| Marie | Posted – 7/11/2008 5:14:26 PM | show profile I believe it would be less expensive, although maybe not anymore with the new phones and phone plans, and the time difference is a lot less, so it's easier. |
| recovering_jersey_girl | Posted – 7/11/2008 7:44:29 PM | show profile Chitown, I'm guessing it's just because the time difference is so large. NYC to Shanghai, for instance, is 13 hours, so it might be tricky trying to coordinate a call. |
| Marie | Posted – 7/12/2008 12:24:08 AM | show profile The last time I called Cambodia, it was more than $60 for less than 10 minutes, and most reference checkers would have too hard a time figuring out the time differences and Asia, whereas everyone knows most of Europe is 6 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast. |
| foodlit | Posted – 7/12/2008 9:14:49 AM | show profile I recently took on a London search for the first time, and was surprised at how inexpensive it was. I expected something like what Marie said, $60 for ten minutes...and was shocked how low it was now that I have VOIP thru my cable company....it was less than ten cents a minute to call London....luckily because the call went at least a half hour! Companies plan for this though, and most would have no issue calling Asia, except for the time difference. |
