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Reference Checking: Advice for Applicants

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Anonymous
Mon Mar 5, 2007 8:54 AM

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I have been with a federal agency for several years in a professional series. Over the years and in a recent meeting, my supervisors have informed me, orally, that my performance is outstanding. Yet, I have never received a written performance appraisal or an award, nor have other employees under the leadership of my supervisors, since I have been in this office. My supervisors' response to my request for an appraisal was that the only reason an employee would want an appraisal is if that an employee was searching for other opportunities. I am not in a bargaining unit, but I need to have a written record of my performance. Any Advice?

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HR specialist
retired
Mon Mar 5, 2007 11:21 AM
Better speak with someone in your HR office. All permanent federal employees are supposed to have a performance plan and receive annual performance appraisals. This is actually a regulatory requirement. Your supervisor needs some training...

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DOE
Mon Mar 5, 2007 5:10 PM

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What advice would you give to an individual who has had a substantial gap in employment due to raising a child until school age then going to college. The individual did work while going to school in '90 '91 timeframe. The person's last two jobs resulted in guilting. Both "quits" were due to concerns involving the person's personal safety and welfare which, in both circumstances, was supervisory refusal to address and correct the work environment. Both "quits" where adjudicated and upheld by Dept. of Labor. Given the 2 prior jobs ended badly, those supervisors could probably not be expected to give a honest opinion or assessment of skills. How do you address this scenario while applying for work and what types of references could/should be used?

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