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[quote=Anonymous]OP I think it really depends on the employment market you are competing with in your areas. The top 4 candidates that I chose all had real references and consistent job histories with no gaps. If one had not been able to produce a reference for their most job of over a year, honestly, this one would have been set aside. I wouldn't have a viewed a letter without being able to contact the reference as legitimate either and can't imagine anyone else doing this.

If I had been struggling to find good candidates, it would be a different story. I would still require speaking with your former employer and listen to what she said. I might ask the other references whether they had experienced the same negative things. If the negative things were important to the job I needed you to do, I would have another conversation with you and make sure you explicitly understood what was and wasn't OK for this job. I would not spend time getting drug into a drama of she/said she/said. How you responded would be very important to me. If you jumped off the ledge and starting saying how your former employer was nuts, you are perfect, she's just pissed etc I would pass on you. No one is perfect and you would seem like an employee who never honestly assesses her own performance. [/quote]

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