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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought that many employers would only confirm dates of employment and salary. [b]I guess personal references are different[/b]?[/quote]

Often, yes.  The "we only confirm dates/salary" policy is if anyone makes an official inquiry, that is calls HR.  If the candidate provides personal references, those people may be able to provide them.  But, I have also worked for one employer who explicitly prohibited anyone from giving references - we were instructed, if contacted in regards to a reference, to send the person to HR, who then would only verify dates (not even sure they would verify salary).  It was a big company and I guess they were really weary of any potential lawsuits.[/quote]

Yes, this is the party line at our organization. HR recommends strongly that only confirmation of dates of employment, job title and salary can be given. They also recommend that for personal references within the org- they have been stung a few times with lawsuits when too much information was given out. With that said it doesn't give a lot of information to the person trying to hire.[/quote]

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