Alli Peck describes a hiring manager who flipped the script and offered his own former direct reports as references instead of providing them himself. They all praised him. She wonders how many hiring managers would be brave enough to do the same.
Why don't hiring managers give three of their references to job candidates? This happened to me once, and I'll never forget it. I was in the final round of interviews at a company years ago, and the hiring manager asked me for three references. Naturally, I provided him their contact information, and he said this. Thanks. Here are three women who have reported directly to me previously, and they've agreed to speak with you in case you're curious about what it's like working for me. When I called these three women, they all had great things to say about this guy, and he ended up being the best manager I've ever had. Are any hiring managers out there confident? Confident enough in their leadership abilities that they'd be willing to offer this in the future?
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