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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think getting a written reference is a great idea. I don't see how a fake call can help you in your job search. If you say something in your interview about anything you learned, your interviewer might wonder how you know about it. It also seems to be a bad idea in general to lie or make fake phone calls.[/quote]

Many nannies still talk to their ex-employers and many of these will tell the nanny what was said in their reference phone calls. If a potential family is asking them (past family) about something that seems really good for me or gives off a red flag to them, they let me know. They will say that they think that family might be too controlling, or say that it seems like they would be great about giving benefits to a PT position. So having a friend call and then talk to you about it would only reveal the same sort of information, but the other way around. What the "potential family" (in this case, your friend) finds out about what your past family has to say.

I do agree that it is better to not make fake reference phone calls if not needed, but sometimes if you are unsure about how an ex-MB might respond to some questions about yourself and your work habits, it is a good idea to figure out how to present yourself in the future (using this info) so that the negatives they might say don't cause you to lose out on a potential position.[/quote]

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