I left a job late last year and have since been working as a volunteer to improve my skills (no chance of training in old job). I'm now applying for jobs again but I am very worried that my chances of getting any job I'm offered will be scuppered by my useless ex-manager, because he seems incapable of writing a reference. My present (volunteering) manager has said he is very happy to write me a reference but I've only been here a few months, albeit full time and treated like a member of the team.
Is it going to look weird if I put my volunteering manager down as my main referee, rather than my previous full-time paid employer? Or should I stop worrying about it in the knowledge that my current boss is going to write a really nice reference?? Just want to know from a potential employer's point of view really. Thanks!
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Referencenightmare · 31/01/2013 17:41
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