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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I left my last job for personal reasons. My performance reviews were always very good. I was trusted with a number of important projects, right up to the end. I didn't burn any bridges leaving (or so I thought).

I've had a hard time finding a job, but so have many other people, so I wasn't suspicious. Last week, I had a great interview, for a job that I'd fit perfectly. The interviewer told me he wanted to give me the job, and that he just needed to talk to my last employer first.

I didn't hear back, so today I called the company. They said they're "going with another candidate." I was really shocked, because he'd all but handed me the job at the interview. I've been trying to figure out what went wrong, and I have a nagging feeling that my old boss lost me the job. I don't know for sure, of course.

Is there any way I can find out? I don't know why he would give me a bad rec in the first place, but I sure don't want to keep losing job opportunities! Is telling a potential employer that they CAN'T contact my last employer always the kiss of death? What can I do?[/quote]

Not the kiss of death.  Tell them they can not contact and they won't.  If all your other references are positive, then no red flags just because you told them NO to contacting the last employer.  Also, like the idea of having someone pose as a potential employer and see what your last boss says about you.  If he/she ends up being the culprit AND what is being said is untrue, you have recourse. [/quote]

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