Quote Originally Posted by angelina View Post
no one ask for my police record. but wait, i posted a copy in the front bulletin board. LOL and so as a copy of my Red Cross CPR.

maybe they have seen it as they come in!
LOL ~ yup mine are in my portfolio binder along with all my other documentation like copy of my insurance, business license and diplomas and so forth.

I also agree about the calling references being prudent ... I worked in HR too and sometimes it is not what they DO say glowing reports wise but what they DO NOT when asked questions as well ... the pause in the voice, the change in tone or evasion of some questions cause the person does not want to 'lie' but telling the truth might be seen as negative so they are thinking about how to word it to tell the truth and spin it positive!

When I was interviewing for staff members in a centre and calling references I once got to the question, after several that flowed off the tip of her tone, 'would you leave your child alone with this person' .... suddenly after having all the right answers about education, book smart type things they PAUSED ... seriously that is a NO BRAINIER so why would you have to pause before answering 'oh for sure I have left my kid with her dozens of times'? Basically sent the message that while this person was 'book smart' they did not yet have the PRACTICAL SKILLS that would allow the parent on the other end to entrust their own kid to this person they were 'referring' and since the position I was hiring for required the person to be 'alone' a lot I did not choose her for that job and offered her a 'supply staff' job instead to get some more practical experience ... and it paid off cause she had no 'group management skills' at all and needed a lot of mentoring before she could figure out how to apply her book smarts into practice in the classroom!