references

[beoptima]

Friends
I'm just in a position to secure a contract(final stages) and obviously the agency/client has asked for references.I'm moving from perm to contract and don't want to give reference of my manager and we are a small team.Just wanted to know if clients really check if the reference provided them is correct (can i give any of my friend who is not my colleage a reference) and do they do a check on how much you are earning in your present position?

Thanks

[jmo21]

ask them to wait until you give the go-ahead to check (ie. once you have handed in your notice)

[RichardCranium]

I felt Ferret wince as he approved that posting...

Looky here: winky linky

[Turion]

Clients never check contractor references. Pimp want's a lead that's all. Just stall him and once you're on site forget all about it.

[Mr Crosby]

Clients never check contractor references. Pimp want's a lead that's all. Just stall him and once you're on site forget all about it.

Yes they do, my current agency wanted refrences for the last 3 years and they checked each one out....

[uky kozak]

Clients never check contractor references. Pimp want's a lead that's all. Just stall him and once you're on site forget all about it.

BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE and more crap. Every contract for the last 20 yrs I've had always checked my references...And if you have never been checked then thats BULLSHYTE again.

[Turion]

BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE, BULLSHYTE and more crap. Every contract for the last 20 yrs I've had always checked my references...And if you have never been checked then thats BULLSHYTE again.

Never been checked in 10 yrs , but then I have a good reputation ....... so don't have to tickle my pimps.

[RichardCranium]

Count another BULLSHYTER here.

My referees have never been contacted by an agent or client.

[bassy]

same here too, never had a reference checked in 10 years (actually make that 11 years as its my companies' 11th anniversary today) - only time I did get asked for a reference was in my early couple of years and being green and naive I handed them over to have them promptly harrassed for sales leads

[TykeMerc]

same here too, never had a reference checked in 17 years (actually make that 18 years) - only time I did get asked for a reference was in my early couple of years and being green and naive I handed them over to have them promptly harrassed for sales leads

WHS apart from the bolded edits.