Job Offer at Eddie Stobarts and Reference

Hi

I have just been offered a job at Eddie Stobarts which I have accepted. I have had a confirmation email and is says at the bottom the offer is subject to satisfactory references. I have been with agency for 6 months so no problems there for a reference, my previous employer was an insurance company and i was sacked for messing up a policy and i am wondering if this will cause my job offer to be withdrawn, they never asked me during interview my reason for leaving. Anyone got any ideas?

Unless they have specified otherwise, give them one employer reference and one personal one.

Hi

From what I understand of HR… most companies will just ask the basics …i.e Employed from this date to that date… usually in a tick box questionnaire… its not in the best interest of any company to give out a bad reference as if it ever got back to the employee then we are talking deformation of character :open_mouth:

OnlyAlan:
Unless they have specified otherwise, give them one employer reference and one personal one.

it asked for your current and previous employer so i gave them… no option for a personal one unfortunately, i start the course next week and was offered the job 2 weeks ago so fingers crossed i will be ok… thanks for replying

I dont think many companies actually bother asking for references from other companies since the law changed a few years ago.
A company can not give a bad reference but they can refuse to give a reference :wink:

I wouldn’t worry about it, my current employers checked with the company i did my apprenticeship with as my reference…and even though I had walked out and pretty much told them to take the job and shove it they had nothing but nice things to say and i even have a job on agency should I want to return. But i hope it never comes to it :slight_smile:

So i wouldn’t worry too much, and congrats on the new job!

Cheers

Jonny :sunglasses:

Newtrucker2013, did you have an assessment with them before they sent you the job offer?

wheelyb:
Newtrucker2013, did you have an assessment with them before they sent you the job offer?

yeah did assessment and interview and passed both and got offered the job a couple of days later…