I promised you information about job-related references, good and not so good. First, the rules or laws concerning giving references to interested parties. Employers should only give work-related references to interested parties through their human resources department if they have one, or through an owner or manager if the employer is too small to have an HR department.
The only information previous employers are obligated to give are dates of employment, position, title, and/or job responsibilities. Any information that is negative is liability-laden, and employers should refrain from volunteering it.
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