Name:
Denise Chao
E-mail: drcchk@aol.com
Anonymous: No
Post: Yes
State: California
County: All
District: All
Contact Jack Winston at:
(909) 629-6172
For Immediate Release:
OUR EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE STATISTICS
Diamond Bar, California, June 29, 2000--A
fully employed economy may not mean what you think.
Documented Reference Check (DRC),
headquartered in Diamond Bar, California uses certified court reporters to
find out what your ex-boss tells potential employers. Kim Mabson,
President of DRC explained, "DRC duplicates the same process a
Personnel manager incorporates when they hire--with one big difference;
our court reporters are stationed at their steno machine documenting
EVERYTHING for $87.95."
DRC examined one thousand (1,000) completed
reports, randomly, from the prior twelve months and uncovered some little
known facts:
THE CAREER MOST LIKELY TO GET A
NEGATIVE REFERENCE, WAS IN EDUCATION.
The second career most likely to get a negative reference, was in Health
Care, followed by, Sales.
THE STATE MOST LIKELY TO DEFAME AN EMPLOYEE,
WAS TEXAS. The second state most likely to defame an employ, was Illinois,
followed by New York.
THE EMPLOYEE'S DIRECT SUPERVISOR WAS
THE MOST LIKELY PERSON TO GIVE A NEGATIVE REFERENCE.
The H.R. Dept. was the least likely to volunteer negative information.
HOWEVER, DRC DISCOVERED 11% OF THE TIME, THE
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT DID NOT HAVE ACCURATE RECORDS FOR PAST EMPLOYEES. Not
all your pay increases and promotions are properly reflected in your
Personnel file. Unfortunately, these discrepancies make the applicant look
like a liar. The employer's inaccuracy does not appear to be
malicious--just negligent.
DRC DOCUMENTED NEGATIVE RESPONSES FROM 35% OF
THE TESTED EMPLOYERS. This is a 1% increase from an identical study
conducted last year. For the last three years, negatives have been
increasing--not decreasing. While managers may be getting smarter, they
don't appear to be getting more ethical.
AN ADDITIONAL 35% OF RESEARCHED EMPLOYERS
PROVIDED MORE THAN DATES AND TITLE. This shatters the myth that employers
"only provide dates and title" as so many of our company
policy's claim.
6% OF THE RESEARCHED EMPLOYERS NEVER
RESPONDED. Potential employers can't hire non-verified applicants. A
hiring authority would leave their company wide-open for a negligent
hiring suit (if that non-verified applicant harmed a fellow employee or
customer). Devious ex-employers count on their non-response as a subtle
retaliation. In court, however, their "non-response" could
further an employee's case for negligence, or prove outright retaliation.
If other employees get employment verifications, the courts may ask,
"Why is this employee treated different?"
True, it's a fully-employed economy. Judging
by the mounting tension between management and the managed, however, it's
not a happily employed economy. Does your ex-boss talk too much? A free
solution kit is available by calling DRC's Order Desk at (800) 742-3316.
Check DRC's web site at http://www.badreferences.com.
(Note - Alternate Web Site located at: http://firms.findlaw.com/larry72/index.htm.)
