Help with a reference

[dabofoppo]

I am currently in a job where i work very few shifts a week and its beginning to be a bit of a strain so i got an application for for another job and it asks for a current work reference am i likely to lose my current job if i ask my line manager for a reference? And do they have to give me one if i ask?

[NDA]

Under normal circumstances, references would be provided AFTER a job has been offered to you. The offer is usually made 'subject to satisfactory references'. Seems very odd to request references at application stage - and yes, it could jeopardise your current job.

[rog007]

They may well be asking for the details of your references now, but with an intention of only approaching them after any formal job offer as said above. Worth asking them the direct question to confirm their intentions.

[NDA]

rog007 said:

They may well be asking for the details of your references now, but with an intention of only approaching them after any formal job offer as said above. .

It's quite a big risk to take - sods law that some dopey secretary would mail your current employers....

[rog007]

Could be seen as either a positive or a negative of course. It may just be the wake up call needed to the present employer that you are indeed on the look out for bigger and better things and if they wish to hang on to you they had better get in quick. Conversely...

[72EuropaTC]

References these days are hardly worth the paper they're written on. Despite any questions they might ask your employer is probably only going to commit to confirming your role, how long you worked there and salary - some don't even do that - lest they get their a*s*s sued off.

Firstly I'd ask them to clarify whether they were indeed making a job offer and if so when would the references be taken up. Then take it from there. No offer, no references.

[singlecoil]

Are you dealing with an employer, or an agency? If it's an employer then do not give them a current reference. If it's an agency, then most definitely do not give them a current reference.