How do you warn a recruiter that your reference is a psychopath? My former boss is a known bridge-burner and I’m terrified his spiteful reference is going to tank my final-stage offer. I left on professional terms, but he takes any resignation as a personal betrayal and has a history of bad-mouthing ex-employees to recruiters. I’ve offered three other references who love me, but the firm is insisting on speaking to my most recent direct supervisor.

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That’s a rough spot. I’d probably be upfront with the recruiter in a calm, professional way and frame it as a concern about bias rather than making it sound overly personal. If they’re reasonable, they should at least take that into account.

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