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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're missing the point. You can gather all the letters you want. A serious employer is still going to want to call to verify them.[/quote]
How many hours would your "serious" employer spend trying to track down references who may have moved in the last 10 or 20 years? Oh, I know, your serious employer is going to hire a private investigator to do all the legwork, right? After all, your serious employer still needs to earn a living and not be hanging on the phone all day trying to verify a bunch of old letter writers.[/quote]

Well, I'm an MB and while I may not be able to track down references from 10 years ago I'm also not going to take a letter of reference from your most recent employer instead of talking to them on the phone.  And if all you have are letters from 10 years ago and no one for me to talk to on the phone you are not getting the job.  I have no idea if the letter is real, I'm not hiring anyone based on any letters.

OP, every MB is going to be different but from my perspective, I'd much rather you just be honest with me and say "my current MB isn't so happy that I am leaving so I'd rather not use her as a reference but here are 3 references from the last 5-10 years who you can speak with."  If you give me a letter from your current MB and I can't talk to her that would be a huge red flag for me.[/quote]
How many references do you give your favorite nanny applicants? If your answer is zero, how does the nanny know that you'll give her a paycheck on time? Or that your husband isn't on the prowl?[/quote]
Some pissed off patents will attempt to withhold your last paycheck, as this is their only opportunity to retaliate against the departing nanny who has done an outstanding job with the children, but is ready to move on.[/quote]

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