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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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It's very common practice in the corporate world to tell managers or anyone asked to provide references, that you cannot comment on their performances, skills, or if you think they are worthy hire.
It's primarily about risk, they don't want any accusations that you as a representative of a company contributed to unfounded slander towards a person, or that you set up competitor up with a bad hiring decision by providing bad information. So you are coached to only state only a few facts, date of employment, position....
Of course anyone can make claims about anyone, but there is always legal risk if those claims carry consequences for the person, and you cannot provide justification for the claim.