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Interviews General Queries 2 years ago
Posted on 16 Aug 2022, this text provides information on General Queries related to Interviews. Please note that while accuracy is prioritized, the data presented might not be entirely correct or up-to-date. This information is offered for general knowledge and informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a substitute for professional advice.
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So I was doing some interviews with my boss for a Software Engineering position, and my boss asked the candidate "If we select you as the candidate we wish to move forward with, are you able to provide a reference from your current manager?".
The other programmer in the room and I thought this was a very strange request, neither of us had ever been asked that in an interview, and we both said we'd be unwilling to do that in an interview. My boss on the other hand, said they had always been asked for that, and would never hire a candidate without a reference from their current manager. However, my boss has never interviewed as a software developer.
My question: Is that a normal requirement in interviews? Is it normal for software developers? Or is it only a standard question for management positions?
Note: My boss did reconsider as the other programmer and I strongly recommended against asking any other candidates this question. I'm just curious if this was normal or not.
From my experience, I have never been asked to provide a reference from my current manager while still working for them. If a prospective employer asked me to do so, I'd decline working for that employer - I am not suicidal.
The other aspect is that on occasion, my current manager IS the reason I am looking for another job. In this case, I'll provide references from anyone at the firm but this manager.
I am leery of prospective employers who come up with insane requirements such as me having to provide reference from my current employer's management. This destroys the confidentiality of my job search, by the way. I don't care to be exposed to retaliation by my current employer if I can help it.
So far as I am concerned, there are plenty of reasonable prospective employers around. I don't have to deal with prospective employers such as yours.
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