‘I would not recommend hiring him’: Job seeker asks sister-in-law to be a reference when applying to the company she works at, SIL badmouths him and ruins his chances

The job search can get discouraging, to say the least. Creating 100+ versions of your resume and signing up for 12 million Workday accounts, all the while knowing you won't hear back from most of your prospects. If they do reply, half of them will be an automated message where they probably misspelled your last name. How do I know? Less than a year ago, that's where I was. Gathering references from folks who can attest to your abilities is easy, but sometimes, you realize you can never truly trust them—even if they're a relative.

The job seeker who posted this next story explains that he was looking for a job at a specific company and put his sister-in-law down as a reference. Little did he know, she would give him the worst non-recommendation known to man, and he'd have 100% access to it and read it. He has no idea what's going on, and to be honest, neither do I. What's her problem? Scroll to read.

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