My former Big 4 Senior Manager was sent back to Asia and did not respond to a inquiry from a potential employer even though he agreed to be my reference.

This cost me a job with a free Masters. FML

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I do not think it is on the SMR. I think they found another candidate

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Why didn’t they let you give a replacement reference?

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Have them to email former big 4 manager. I have same experience before, they also verified my employment date too.

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The job won't validate through the verification hotline number? Technically nobody is supposed to give references I thought positive or negative because it's a lawsuit issue?

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