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Two questions:
One questions says: Reason for wishing to leave current job. What sort of thing do you write?! Something like career progression? It's more of a sideways move though, so something like for more experience?
The other thing it asks if if I'm happy for them to contact the references I put before a job offer is made. Is it usual to put yes or no? I guess I'm happy for them to, my current boss knows I've been applying for jobs as there isn't really anywhere for me to progress to in the current company at the minute. I'm just not sure if it's best to put yes or no or what most people normally put?
One questions says: Reason for wishing to leave current job. What sort of thing do you write?! Something like career progression? It's more of a sideways move though, so something like for more experience?
The other thing it asks if if I'm happy for them to contact the references I put before a job offer is made. Is it usual to put yes or no? I guess I'm happy for them to, my current boss knows I've been applying for jobs as there isn't really anywhere for me to progress to in the current company at the minute. I'm just not sure if it's best to put yes or no or what most people normally put?
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Generally folk will put no because they have not told their existing boss yet. There's nothing particularly unusual about that.
Mist is correct. If your boss knows you are looking for another job, put "yes". We preferred to send out reference requests for all the shortlisted applicants at the same time we sent the interview letters. The idea was that we would have most of the references back by the time the interview panel had made their decision. We then forwarded the reference for the successful candidate before the panel committed themselves to a job offer. They never saw the references for the other interviewees unless they had a second choice and the first had turned down the job offer. Of course, it made no difference to the application if someone said "no". It just meant the admin took longer post-interview.