Employment references constitute that special type of information that employers desperately want to avoid bad hires…but are terrified of providing regarding their own departed hiring mistakes for fear of a defamation lawsuit should the former employee ever become aware of it.
Fear not! The truth is that providing less than stellar references for less than stellar employees is far less risky than you may think…as long the reference has one key characteristic. If you’re curious as to what it is, Vistage Speaker and Employment Law Guru Hunter Lott will be happy to fill you in if you have five minutes for his most recent “Take 5 With Hunter Lott” video: “Reference Checks.”
Note: Hunter Lott has presented to hundreds of Vistage groups over several decades. With this issue I’m adding him to my “Best Blogs” list at the end of this email. He offers some great services (a few for free) that Vistage members have benefited from during his long tenure on the Vistage Speaker Circuit. A great tool for all executives in the “War for Talent.’
