http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/02/back-door-references-can-hurt.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2009/02/back-door-references-can-hurt.html/comment-page-1#comment-5081 Roman Rytov Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:02:17 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=763#comment-5081 The flip side of the coin is that he can sue that person if he knows who he was and has a proof of the negative feedback. I don't have the case handy but I read one where the negatively recommended person sued the former colleague for lie. I guess it's costly and useless in the light of the lost job but providing negative feedback can be dangerous. The flip side of the coin is that he can sue that person if he knows who he was and has a proof of the negative feedback. I don’t have the case handy but I read one where the negatively recommended person sued the former colleague for lie. I guess it’s costly and useless in the light of the lost job but providing negative feedback can be dangerous.

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