HELP! second referee trouble

OP

no, the form says 'Family members, friends of family, neighbours, work colleagues (rather than supervisors and managers) and partners are not suitable as referees.'

i'm not sure the bracket bit means but i got no time to sort it out now :'(

and not teachers. i finished my college course over 2 months ago

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Reply 3

Original post by bunnybull

no, the form says 'Family members, friends of family, neighbours, work colleagues (rather than supervisors and managers) and partners are not suitable as referees.'

i'm not sure the bracket bit means but i got no time to sort it out now :'(

and not teachers. i finished my college course over 2 months ago

Teachers get requests for references going back YEARS, not just 2 months. (I am one and I've written them.) Email your college.

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Reply 4

TenOfThem

Original post by bunnybull

no, the form says 'Family members, friends of family, neighbours, work colleagues (rather than supervisors and managers) and partners are not suitable as referees.'

i'm not sure the bracket bit means but i got no time to sort it out now :'(

and not teachers. i finished my college course over 2 months ago

You need to get a supervisor or manager from work (or a college lecturer)

Do you have the details of any of these people

Reply 5

OP

I have the details of my shop owner. but its a form i need filling in not an actual reference (well not yet at least) but like i said, the form has already be filled out and i am unable to print off another one before my interview tomorrow :frown:

Reply 6

Original post by bunnybull

I have the details of my shop owner. but its a form i need filling in not an actual reference (well not yet at least) but like i said, the form has already be filled out and i am unable to print off another one before my interview tomorrow :frown:

Well, if push comes to shove, you'll have to tell them at the interview that you will get back to them with the second referee next week, which given the very short notice, is not unreasonable.

Reply 7

OP

Thats what i said in the email, i sent to the head of the course. do you think this will go against me at the interview?Bearing in mind, i have been at work the last to day and i only had a days notice? plus i emailed them tonight instead of leaving it till the interview?

Reply 8

Original post by bunnybull

Thats what i said in the email, i sent to the head of the course. do you think this will go against me at the interview?Bearing in mind, i have been at work the last to day and i only had a days notice? plus i emailed them tonight instead of leaving it till the interview?

I would hope they will be reasonable human beings and understand that even if you already had someone in mind, they could very well be unreachable on holiday at this time of year, but who can say? That's how I'd see it, but I'm nice. :biggrin:

Reply 9

OP

Lol thanks for all your help :smile:

Reply 10

ilem

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how come you need two references?

Reply 11

OP

I don't know, must be a Huddersfield thing lol

Reply 12

Original post by bunnybull

I don't know, must be a Huddersfield thing lol

More likely a course thing. Is ODP health based?

Reply 13

OP

yeah it stands for operating department practitioner but its weird because on their website, on all the pages to prepare you for a nursing interview, it says you'll need a second referee but for the odp page, a second referee isn't mentions. might have something to do with clearing aswell

Reply 14

Original post by bunnybull

yeah it stands for operating department practitioner but its weird because on their website, on all the pages to prepare you for a nursing interview, it says you'll need a second referee but for the odp page, a second referee isn't mentions. might have something to do with clearing aswell

Thought that's what it was. I imagine it's a precursor to getting a crb check or something like that.

Reply 15

TenOfThem