Company I’m interviewing with asked for references: how do I give a manager without my own manager knowing lmao. Also, does this mean they’re offering me the job?

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Our company policy is to not give referrals for current employees and I’d rather not put my coworkers in that situation. Here’s a list of references that are no longer with the company/from previous positions.

I actually just did this. Try to find someone that you’ve worked on non billable stuff that you trust to keep quiet and is further out of your reporting line. Ideally the person will no longer work at your current company.

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