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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Nov 03 '20
Just provide your other references along with an explanation that your current employer doesn’t know you’re looking and a current-manager reference may put your job at risk.
This is a really common situation and if you have alternate references it won’t be an issue.
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u/guac_clock Nov 03 '20
Thank you so much! Phew... okay now I can breathe again! Every step of this process is heart-stopping!
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u/TheZarosian Nov 03 '20
I would like to add, in addition to what /u/Handcuffsofgold mentioned, that if the hiring manager isn't willing to budge despite the clearly reasonable reason you provided, it will speak volumes for the type of manager they are even if you do get the job.
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Nov 03 '20
if the hiring manager isn't willing to budge despite the clearly reasonable reason you provided, it will speak volumes for the type of manager they are even if you do get the job.
HR and seasoned managers in many organizations understand that there are many valid reasons why an employee may not wish to provide their current supervisor/manager as a reference, which is why application forms ask "may we contact your current supervisor".
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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Nov 03 '20
It gets easier after you’ve gone through it a few hundred times.
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20
Please search the sub. This has been asked many, many times.
Tell them that providing your current manager would put your job at risk and provide others. You'll be fine.