References - what can they find out?

[kesm]

Well the company that is doing my reference check has actually called my previous employers.

I am going through a security check as well, but that is a different company that does it and they don't care about the gap. I had to provide them my address details.

So you reckon the company that does my reference check will find out about the course if i don't tell them? And no it was not anything dodgy

[TheFaQQer]

I'd rather not let the company know, cause it was not IT related.

If you're that worried about them finding out about doing a non-IT course, then you might want to reconsider contracting.

What if they found out about you reading books? Or surfing the web?

[johhnysalad]

Well the company that is doing my reference check has actually called my previous employers.

Is this a pimp, client, or specialist reference type company?