Can you refuse to provide a reference?
There is no legal obligation to provide a reference except in a few sectors, such as financial services, but any reference that is provided must be true, accurate and fair. Your employer owes a duty both to you and any prospective employer.
What if a reference does not respond?
If the person doesn’t respond to you, strike that person off your list of references. Either way, give the employer another reference. A prospective employer may not tell you that a reference can’t be contacted.
Can an employer refuse to write a letter of recommendation?
An employer cannot refuse, without just and valid reason or under false pretences, to provide an employee who was fired or who resigned, a letter of recommendation, if such letter has been requested. If there is nothing honestly positive to say about an employee, the employer does not have to embellish the reality.
Who can you use as a reference if you’ve never worked?
Here’s who to include instead:
- Your Favorite Professor. Depending on how big your graduating class was, you may have a few professors you can think to ask, or you may have just one.
- The Family Member or Friend You’ve Done Work For.
- An Older Student You Shared a Class With.
- A Leader From Your Past.
How do you ask a teacher to be a reference?
Make a formal request of your professor (by email or by appointment), asking if he or she would be willing to write a letter or fill out a form on your behalf. Explain the purpose of the recommendation and why you have chosen the professor. Give the professor time to consider your request. 3.
Can you use a teacher as a reference?
Teacher or Professor High school teachers and college professors are suitable references when applying for your first job. Teachers and professors can provide a hiring manager with information about your interests and accomplishments as well as vouch for your personal character.
Is it too late to ask for a letter of recommendation?
Unless your school or teachers set other policies, you should ask for recommendation letters about four weeks before your college deadlines. If your deadlines vary, then ask four weeks before your earliest one.
What should I say as a reference?
Should you say yes?
- Keep the information factual. Avoid opinions about issues such as personal conflicts.
- Qualify what you say. For example, “It was our experience…” or “In this situation…”
- Make your praise specific.
- Refer to specific tasks or projects.
- Avoid examples that highlight a candidate’s weaknesses.