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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]10:06 here. You don't seem to be following. The concern of the OP is having a reference letter in hand in case the former boss is unwilling to provide aa good phone reference. In my opinion, a paper reference without a good in person reference is not useful. So I wouldn't spend too much effort to maintain one.[/quote]

I agree. If a candidate handed me a written reference and I could not contact the former employer, I would also think it was fake. If the candidate handed me a written reference and the former employer did not give the employee a good current reference, then I would not hire her either.

You need to realize that as an employer, I don't know you and don't want to wade through she said/she said or try to figure both sides of the story when I have candidates with really good verifiable current references. [/quote]

We understand, it is just frustrating when you've done your job wonderfully and still can't secure a good reference because your MB got out of sorts when their nanny gave notice. It feels a bit stuck, which is why I try to work two regular jobs at a time - a 30-40hr/wk job and a ~10hr/wk job, so I have two potential sources for a current reference at any time.[/quote]

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