“Great resignation” wave coming for companies

Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by rkeene2 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @10:00AM (#27515636)

If I'm interviewing a candidate, they likely still work with their soon-to-be-former boss, who likely still works at the same company the candidate is leaving.

This is the most common case, by far.

Are you suggesting going further back, to the candidate's previous previous employer, and hoping that their direct manager from years ago is able to provide reliable and accurate testimony on the current state of the candidate ?

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Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by jjav on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @05:01PM (#27521440)

I said ex-boss, not current boss.

I'm surprised this is not a universal experience based on these responses. Every candidate I've interviewed has given at least one ex-boss as a reference. Every reference I've ever given has been ex-bosses.

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Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by rkeene2 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:51PM (#27524012)

Do you believe someone who hasn't worked with the candidate in years is a useful reference for the candidate today ?

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Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by jjav on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @03:11AM (#27525745)

Yes, of course. Their personality hasn't radically changed from a couple years back.

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