Posted by stargazer2 on August 10, 2007, at 11:32:57
Is there anyway to get around having 2 or 3 job references when each job you have left with no persons who saw your potential or talents. Due to my depression and leaving the last few jobs so precipitiously, I have never been given a good reference and it is unfair since I usually worked so hard, tried to keep working, but usually gave up and then after I left, my attempt to get a reference was met with one that was less than glowing. I never seem to make a lasting impression and the depression always caused me to quit without planning for getting my employment recommendations in order.
Do agencies require references as well as companies do? I am so afraid of never getting a job because it looks like I never made a difference yet I always felt I worked very hard, usually more so than my co-workers, but they were the ones that came out smelling like a rose despite doing things halfway or with as little effort as possible. I even had another worker tell mei was working too hard.
My previous managers have given me bad reviews which have come back to cause me to lose a job prospect. I hesitate to even ask for one anymore. Too many times when I left, it was sudden and I left without another job. My last job was over a year ago and I'm afraid I can never be able to work again unless I have good references. Any ideas?
Stargazer
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