So i am asking for one of my DS's who has just turned 18, he has an interview for a care support worker positions a general acute medical ward, we are over the moon happy for him. His big aim is to study nursing at university and thought this would be a good foot on ladder position, that and working in healthcare is a dream of his. So this is all good, but when he was asked to provide addresses for 3 references he put two of a current volunteering role and 1 from his previous employer (as it said you had to have a reference from your previous employer) so here is the bit hes in a flap about his previous employer (kfc) is shocking, when hes rung to ask for p45 theyve hung up the phone or said someone will get back to him and they do not. It was quite a while ago and the buisnnes manager hardly remembers him ect. DS does not want a refrence from them but thought if he said this at interview it would look like he was trying to hide something iyswim and he dose not know were to get a third refrence from otherwise.
We've asked a couple frinds and they have no idea so i thought id come to the pearls of mumsnet