A cracking idea for a plan B

[DodgyAgent]

What about one of you teccies with a business brain coming up with a web enabled solution to the references "problem". Get the contractor to get a certificate of proof copy it onto a website that HR has access to and then enable anyone who wishes to check a reference to make a quick call to HR that can then be checked on line.

Two things..

No one else has thought of it and it is a chance to get one over the agencies.

[DimPrawn]

What about one of you teccies with a business brain coming up

[cojak]

Hmm.. there are security issues that would need to be considered. But a business case could be written for it. And with good,clear requirements to work from the idea could be a goer...

[Mich the Tester]

OK, I’ll write the references. 100 quid a pop.

[cojak]

What about one of you teccies with a business brain coming up

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[cojak]

OK, I’ll write the references. 100 quid a pop.

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[Francko]

What about one of you teccies with a business brain coming up with a web enabled solution to the references "problem". Get the contractor to get a certificate of proof copy it onto a website that HR has access to and then enable anyone who wishes to check a reference to make a quick call to HR that can then be checked on line.

Two things..

No one else has thought of it and it is a chance to get one over the agencies.

Well, that's the purpose behind the so-called social network professional websites such as linkedin and others. However they don't seem to be really succesfull yet. As Kojak was saying security issues come up and there is no guarantee that what's on the site is really true.

[DodgyAgent]

What about one of you teccies with a business brain coming up

That was the one flaw in my plan

[Mich the Tester]

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Alright, 180 quid for two; that's a 10% discount.

[DodgyAgent]

Well, that's the purpose behind the so-called social network professional websites such as linkedin and others. However they don't seem to be really succesfull yet. As Kojak was saying security issues come up and there is no guarantee that what's on the site is really true.

You would need to verify it with a phone call and an email from HR.
If you can keep the line manager involvement down to a minimum (signing a leaving certificate), and keep it very simple for HR () then it would be a winner