# Former employer reference services

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-employer-reference-services/115049>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 20, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-employer-reference-services/115049 "2002-06-20T13:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-employer-reference-services/115049/1 "2002-06-20T13:20:21Z")

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I’m thinking about checking on my former employers to see what kind of reference they are giving to me.

I see there are some websites that will do this for you. Has anyone ever tried one of these?