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Hi /adv/
I'm a reference for my friend who is being interviewed for a job which specifically asked for a friend as a reference along with professional contacts. I have to complete a form where I rate 18 aspects of his personality on a scale of 1-10. For over half of them I gave him a 10, I just want to know before I turn it in how that looks to an employer. Would you not take it seriously if I gave him great reviews for everything because I'm his friend and of course I'm going to want to make him look good? My scores for him are how I actually feel and I'm not going to artificially give him lower scores to make it seem more realistic, I'm just curious if the credibility of my reference is ruined if I only rate him 9's and 10's.
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>>17887419
That's fine. They assume the ratings will be high - after all, he wouldn't choose you if you were going to low-rate him. They want to see if there's a pattern and if any of their red flags go up. For example, unless it's a sales job, an 8 or 9 in verbal communication won't hurt him, but anything below a 10 for moral character will. An 9 in self-confidence or driving won't hurt.
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>>17887444
Yeah I was thinking that a highly positive reference wouldn't appear as out of the norm to an employer
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>>17887444
And I'm not quite certain what it means by driving habits
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10 is fine.
If you gave them a 9/8, they would create doubt/concern about why they are not 10.
People want assurance, whether they be real or fake. They don't care.
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>>17887526
But for everything?
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>>17887544
Yes
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>>17887556
How do you know this is the way to go? Are you an employer that has seen this before when looking to hire people?
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>>17887495
is he an aggressive driver or a defensive one? Does he get pissed while driving? that's what they mean,
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>>17887592
Okay that makes sense, I would give him a 10 for that
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>>17887419
Give him all 20s
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