Comments on: More on refining the reference check questions http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/09/more-on-refining-the-reference-check-questions/ localization and community at mozilla Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sue Morris http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/09/more-on-refining-the-reference-check-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-143557 Sue Morris Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:56:16 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/09/more-on-refining-the-reference-check-questions/#comment-143557 Hope you can help with this question. An applicant filed a Human Relations claim against a previous employer (race discrimination/harrassment) and received a settlement. I was told this after 2 interviews and while scheduling the final interview with the owner of the Company. The applicant claimed they were terminated from the previous position, which was held for only a few months, because of the claim. Can I legally ask for more detail and should I tell the owner of the Company of this claim before or after they do the final interview. An offer of employment will not be made by the owner of the Company after the interview. The offer would come from me. All other reference checks on this applicant are excellent. Hope you can help with this question. An applicant filed a Human Relations claim against a previous employer (race discrimination/harrassment) and received a settlement. I was told this after 2 interviews and while scheduling the final interview with the owner of the Company. The applicant claimed they were terminated from the previous position, which was held for only a few months, because of the claim. Can I legally ask for more detail and should I tell the owner of the Company of this claim before or after they do the final interview. An offer of employment will not be made by the owner of the Company after the interview. The offer would come from me. All other reference checks on this applicant are excellent.

]]> By: Thomas K http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/09/more-on-refining-the-reference-check-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-16131 Thomas K Wed, 09 May 2007 22:30:16 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/09/more-on-refining-the-reference-check-questions/#comment-16131 Further thoughts regarding the amplification/benefit-the-community question above: <cite>• By providing a relatively small level of support to this volunteer, do you think it will provide a comparatively larger benefit to the Mozilla community? If so, how? And, if possible, by how much?</cite> Maybe another way of teasing that information out would be to ask a similarly subjective question: <i>If this volunteer gets support, what do you think she/he will do with the support? Take it as payment for services rendered? or find a way to pay it forward into the community? how?</i> Further thoughts regarding the amplification/benefit-the-community question above:

• By providing a relatively small level of support to this volunteer, do you think it will provide a comparatively larger benefit to the Mozilla community? If so, how? And, if possible, by how much?

Maybe another way of teasing that information out would be to ask a similarly subjective question:

If this volunteer gets support, what do you think she/he will do with the support? Take it as payment for services rendered? or find a way to pay it forward into the community? how?

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