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Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning
Posted by limited to what they can say on 6/24/08
Actually, there are certain rules that govern what a person can
say and ask legally. My mom used to have to provide references
for employees... even though there were many that were just
terrible in every way, she was limited on what she could say. I
don't know the details. Maybe trying googling HR and employee
references or something.
On 6/24/08, Sara wrote:
> No - you cannot stop a prospective employer from contacting
> your old employer.
> Yes - if you are required to write a letter of resignation, you
> can say lovely things - say you regret you must leave, thank
> her for the wonderful opportunity this was etc. etc.
>
> You can say as I did when my new employer said they would call
> my references - I said call my vice-principal first - you'll
> enjoy that conversation more than the one you'll have with my
> principal (then a warm bright smile crosses my face)
>
> i see that smile again now on the face of my new employer when
> he tells me - I called them both. I enjoyed speaking with your
> vice-principal....
>
>
>> You can't protect yourself against something, someone MIGHT
>> do. If you tell the prospective employer not to contact
>> your old employer, that may set up a red flag. Besides,
>> prospective employers need to contact the former employer to
>> verify if you really did work at the place you claim to have
>> worked at. Since you have already submitted the resignation
>> letter by now and you are parting on good terms, perhaps you
>> can get a letter of recommendation from the principal.
> If
>> you have that in your arsenal, then the prospective employer
>> will probably only ask for the starting and end dates of
>> employment.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/16/08, rbs wrote:
>>> I've worked in a small private school for the last five
>>> years, and I've decided to resign. I haven't always seen
>>> eye to eye with my principal, but we get along for the
>>> most part. She's not a bad person, but she's quite a
>>> gossip. In fact, she's even gossiped to me about other
>>> teachers, and I have never done anything to encourage it.
>>> I'm going to submit my letter of resignation tomorrow--I
>>> think she knows that it's coming, and we won't be parting
>>> on bad terms.
>>>
>>> There's a job opening at another private school about a
>>> mile away, and I'm going to apply for it. If my new
>>> principal decides to contact my old principal (I know for
>>> a fact that they don't know each other), I'm a little
>>> concerned about some of the things my old principal might
>>> say.
>>>
>>> Is there anything I could write in my letter of
>>> resignation that would prevent (or strongly discourage)
>>> her from saying too much? Is there a good way to notify
>>> my future employer that I would prefer that they not
>>> contact my current principal?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/16/08, by rbs.
- Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/17/08, by Nancy in MD.
- Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/20/08, by Jean Bullock.
- Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/24/08, by Sara.
- Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/24/08, by limited to what they can say.
- Re: Need help--Protecting myself after resigning, 6/25/08, by markx.
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